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Meaning of "chieftainry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIEFTAINRY

chieftainry  [ˈtʃiːftənrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIEFTAINRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chieftainry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIEFTAINRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chieftainry in the English dictionary

The definition of chieftainry in the dictionary is the area governed by a chieftain. Other definition of chieftainry is a group of chieftains.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIEFTAINRY


aldermanry
ˈɔːldəmənrɪ
almonry
ˈɑːmənrɪ
archdeaconry
ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkənrɪ
blazonry
ˈbleɪzənrɪ
citizenry
ˈsɪtɪzənrɪ
emblazonry
ɪmˈbleɪzənrɪ
extraordinary
ɪkˈstrɔːdənrɪ
falconry
ˈfɔːlkənrɪ
felonry
ˈfɛlənrɪ
freemasonry
ˈfriːˌmeɪsənrɪ
heathenry
ˈhiːðənrɪ
heronry
ˈhɛrənrɪ
masonry
ˈmeɪsənrɪ
ordinary
ˈɔːdənrɪ
sokemanry
ˈsəʊkmənrɪ
stonemasonry
ˈstəʊnˌmeɪsənrɪ
subdeaconry
ˈsʌbˌdiːkənrɪ
tartanry
ˈtɑːtənrɪ
weaponry
ˈwɛpənrɪ
yeomanry
ˈjəʊmənrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIEFTAINRY

chief state school officer
chief superintendent
chief technician
chief town
chief warrant officer
chief whip
chiefdom
chiefery
chiefess
chiefless
chiefling
chiefly
chiefship
chieftain
chieftaincy
chieftainess
chieftainship
chiel
Chiengmai
chiffchaff

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIEFTAINRY

abhenry
cannonry
captainry
cautionry
chaplainry
charlatanry
cousinry
deaconry
Frederick Henry
Good King Henry
henry
hobgoblinry
Hooray Henry
John Henry
mansonry
millihenry
O. Henry
penguinry
slovenry
wardenry

Synonyms and antonyms of chieftainry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chieftainry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIEFTAINRY

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The translations of chieftainry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chieftainry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chieftainry
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chieftainry
570 millions of speakers

English

chieftainry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chieftainry
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chieftainry
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chieftainry
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chieftainry
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chieftainry
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chefferie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chieftainry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chieftainry
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chieftainry
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chieftainry
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chieftainry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chieftainry
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chieftainry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chieftainry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chieftainry
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chieftainry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chieftainry
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chieftainry
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chieftainry
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chieftainry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chieftainry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chieftainry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chieftainry

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIEFTAINRY»

The term «chieftainry» is used very little and occupies the 155.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIEFTAINRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chieftainry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chieftainry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chieftainry

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIEFTAINRY»

Discover the use of chieftainry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chieftainry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Works
Though he desires to accept cows from another, he cannot, but (must) accept them from the man from whom he gets the &eoi( tanrclolha. Now, although after accepting cows according to the custom of chieftainry from the vassals by the chiefs, ...
Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, 1868
2
Sanas Chormaic: Cormac's glossary
... yield servitude (gillnc) to that roan and to receive cows from him according to the custom of chieftainry. Though he desires to accept cows from another, he cannot, hut (must) . accept them from the man from whom he gets the seoit taurclolha.
Cormac (King of Cashel), John O'Donovan, Whitley Stokes, 1868
3
The Progress of democracy: illustrated in the history of ...
ting that under the very scythe of the mower a new harvest is always springing up . Chieftainry now no longer existed as a separate power, and no longer needed a distinct representative ; it was blended with royalty and could not elect the King.
Alexandre Dumas, 1841
4
A dictionary of the German and English languages
... Chieftain, uhéériîn, (iu>rm. ehe- vcillcni») j. |. |irr -'liiin!',-!- , fut Ober; hdiipt. Î. ISdjoftl.J bn* Oberhdiipt eineé Encvc. Chieftainry,. uuWf'iinri,. Chlertainiihlp,. t.i. eefiimhip,. \. ». bie TOntbt ob.
Christoph Friedrich Grieb, 1847
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Publications
The same writter affirms that Angus sixth Laird of Macintosh did, in March 1291, marry Eve, only child to Gillespick, chief of the Clan Chattan, and by her gott the estate of Glenlui and Locharkike, with the chieftainry of the Clan Chattan, who ...
Abbotsford Club, Edinburgh, 1842
6
Institutes of Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern: ...
England had been found an over-mateh, but the difficulties in the way of consolidating her power, and the superior attractions of continental politics, joined to the lingering hold of Irish chieftainry, the uncivilized ' " O'Neil, who had never acted ...
Johann Lorenz Mosheim, 1841
7
The History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II. with a ...
Tirlaugh, who had so long enjoyed the Irish chieftainry of Tiron'e by permission of the state, was now approaching to his dissolution. The earl knew too Well the consequence of succeedng to a title which commanded an habitual reverence and ...
Thomas Leland, 1814
8
Institutes of ecclesiastical history, ancient and modern. A ...
England had been found an over-match, but the difficulties in the way of consolidating her power, and the superior attractions of continental politics, joined to the lingering hold of Irish chieftainry, the uncivilized habits of the people, and the ...
Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, Henry Soames, 1841
9
The Irish version of the Historia Britonum of Nennius
... innumerable army of Romans, and sovereignty and chieftainry was assumedp over them Li. and B. — (T.) require coipijeachc, stray, not ccnpeac, p And sovereignly and chieftainry was as- a chieftain; but if we read pis njup turned over them.
Nennius, James Henthorn Todd, Irish Archaeological Society, 1848
10
The Dublin University Magazine
... during the feudal ages; nor was there any country in which chieftainry was carried to a greater extent, or the lives, and the liberty, and the property of the subject exposed more to the caprice of those who were placed in authority, than Ireland.

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIEFTAINRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chieftainry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ireland and the Revolutionary Tradition of Easter Week
"The result of the long drawn out struggle of Ireland has been, so far, that the old chieftainry has disappeared, or through its degenerate ... «Workers' Liberty, May 13»

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