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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIEFTAINSHIP

chieftainship  [ˈtʃiːftənˌʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIEFTAINSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chieftainship 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 CHIEFTAINSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chieftainship

Tribal chief

A tribal chief is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom. Tribal societies with social stratification under a single leader emerged in the Neolithic period out of earlier tribal structures with little stratification, and they remained prevalent throughout the Iron Age. In the case of indigenous tribal societies existing within larger colonial and post-colonial states, tribal chiefs may represent their tribe or ethnicity in a form of self-government. The most common types are the chairman of a council and/or a broader popular assembly in "parliamentary" cultures, the war chief, the hereditary chief and the politically dominant medicineman. The term is usually distinct from chiefs at still lower levels, such as village headman or clan chief, as the notion "tribal" rather requires an ethno-cultural identity as well as some political expression. In certain situations, and especially in a colonial context, the most powerful member of either a confederation or a federation of such tribal, clan or village chiefs would be referred to as a paramount chief. This term has largely fallen out of use, however, and such personages are now often called kings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIEFTAINSHIP


aldermanship
ˈɔːldəmənˌʃɪp
batsmanship
ˈbætsmənˌʃɪp
bondmanship
ˈbɒndmənˌʃɪp
brinkmanship
ˈbrɪŋkmənˌʃɪp
catechumenship
ˌkætɪˈkjuːmənˌʃɪp
championship
ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp
chapmanship
ˈtʃæpmənˌʃɪp
citizenship
ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
co-chairmanship
kəʊˈtʃɛəmənˌʃɪp
companionship
kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp
cousinship
ˈkʌzənˌʃɪp
foremanship
ˈfɔːmənˌʃɪp
gamesmanship
ˈɡeɪmzmənˌʃɪp
grantsmanship
ˈɡrɑːntsmənˌʃɪp
hetmanship
ˈhɛtmənˌʃɪp
horsemanship
ˈhɔːsmənˌʃɪp
huntsmanship
ˈhʌntsmənˌʃɪp
matronship
ˈmeɪtrənˌʃɪp
sextonship
ˈsɛkstənˌʃɪp
watermanship
ˈwɔːtəmənˌʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIEFTAINSHIP

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
chieftainry
chiel
Chiengmai
chiffchaff

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIEFTAINSHIP

bipartisanship
chairmanship
craftsmanship
externship
guardianship
gunship
internship
kinship
leadership
league championship
love-hate relationship
marksmanship
musicianship
relationship
showmanship
sportsmanship
swordsmanship
township
working relationship
workmanship
world championship

Synonyms and antonyms of chieftainship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chieftainship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIEFTAINSHIP

Find out the translation of chieftainship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chieftainship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chieftainship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

酋长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cacicazgo
570 millions of speakers

English

chieftainship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chieftainship
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رئاسة القبائل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вождей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chefia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chieftainship
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chefferie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chieftainship
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Häuptlings
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

首長権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chieftainship
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chieftainship
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chieftainship
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

emaret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chieftainship
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wodzostwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вождів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chieftainship
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχηγία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoofmanskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chieftainship
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chieftainship
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chieftainship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIEFTAINSHIP»

The term «chieftainship» is normally little used and occupies the 130.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIEFTAINSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chieftainship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chieftainship» 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 chieftainship

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIEFTAINSHIP»

Discover the use of chieftainship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chieftainship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Succession To Chieftainship in Tikopia
Aristotle) that all men possess it to a sufficient degree for the office. Moreover, a chief can have good advisers. Virtue they have regarded as an important, though not necessarily final, determinant in selection for office. This may have been ...
2
Grassroots Governance?: Chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean
An extension of this argument is that the institution of chieftainship is a hindrance to evolution of political democracy and, therefore, the institution should not be recognized by the national government at all. On the other hand, chiefs are ...
Donald Iain Ray, Purshottama Sivanarian Reddy, 2003
3
The Western Cree (Pakisimotan Wi Iniwak) 1590-1890 - ...
... ALGONKIAN TRIBES NEHIYAW-PWAT GRAND CHIEFTAINSHIP HEAD CHIEFTAINSHIP OF THE UPSTREAM PEOPLE HEAD CHIEFTAINSHIP OF THE WEST PEOPLE CHIEFTAINSHIP OF THE AMISK WACHI WI INIWAK CHIEFTAINSHIP ...
Joachim Fromhold, 2010
4
Tribal Ethnography, Customary Law, and Change
PEARSON HUNGYO The chieftainship is an age-old institution among the Tangkhuls. The chief is called awunga in Tangkhul dialect which is an equivalent of the English word "king". In every village there is a hereditary chief. In rare cases ...
Kumar Suresh Singh, 1993
5
A Handbook of Tswana Law and Custom
It confirms in the Chieftainship all Chiefs who are now lawfully holding office as Chiefs. When a vacancy occurs in the Chieftainship of a tribe, the High Commissioner does not select the new Chief, but it falls to the tribe in Kgotla to tell the ...
Isaac Schapera, 1994
6
Traditional Micronesian Societies: Adaptation, Integration, ...
Chieftainship. and. Government. This and the following chapter are about the broad sweep of political life in Micronesia. I have divided the topic in two primarily to make it more manageable. In this chapter I deal with what I am calling ...
Glenn Petersen, 2009
7
The Future of African Customary Law
colonial legislation was the Chieftainship act of 1965.41 The act recognized the institution of bogosi, but it explained the position of dikgosi in relation to the government by stating that: . . . no person shall hold or assume chieftainship of any ...
Jeanmarie Fenrich, Paolo Galizzi, Tracy E. Higgins, 2011
8
Religious and Cosmic Beliefs of Central Polynesia
combined effect of which is to show that it was in the places where there was a relatively archaic culture, which he associates with the dual people, that the system of true chieftainship was absent or not fully developed, and that it was in the ...
Robert W. Williamson, 2013
9
Fragmented Worlds, Coherent Lives: The Politics of ...
He says, Bogosi re raya motshwara—motse o re leng mo go one,12 "by chieftainship we understand the 'owner/holder' of the village." The student exclaims: "In that case do you imply that chieftainship is the chief?" Moso replies calmly: Ee, ...
Pnina Motzafi-Haller, 2002
10
Seven Tribes of British Central Africa
are examples) the chief's political authority extends over the other sections, but the chieftainship itself is confined to the particular section of which he is the genealogical head.1 The other reason for the exclusion of certain agnatic sections from ...
Elizabeth Colson, Max Gluckman, 1951

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIEFTAINSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chieftainship is used in the context of the following news items.
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Succession squabbles at late Christiaan's burial
The unrecognised //Haboben clan chief, Dawid Cassius Gertze, said the endless chieftainship succession squabbles within the clans have ... «Namibian, Jul 15»
2
(One of them has something in his hand)
Out of thy fore-fathers and ancestors was there anybody who had exercised sovereignty or chieftainship before?" Sasan solicited from Papak ... «Iranian, Jul 15»
3
Bangwato Intend to Establish Seretse Library
Each year the committee invites historians especially those well versed with Ngwato culture, chieftainship and others to deliberate and inform ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Cuban 5 visit Chief Luthuli's home
Phaahla said despite being stripped of his chieftainship and subjected to harassment because of his political affiliation, Luthuli stood by his ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
Lea Aimiuwu, the Transformation Leader, Godspeed
... Josiah Aimiuwu served with distinction in many parts of Nigeria and retired home to the traditional chieftainship of Obamarhiaye in the court ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Zwenshambe chieftainship ruling set for August 28
FRANCISTOWN: Justice Zibani Makhwade will on August 28 deliver ruling over the Zwenshambe village chieftainship crisis. «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
7
Kiwi international Tohu Harris in the jersey he designed for the …
The jersey also features red and black to signify chieftainship and representing the people. The colours also as serve as a reminder to uphold ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
8
Court asked to intervene in Ha-Mutsha leadership issue
The chairperson of the royal council, Mr Stephens Mugivhi, said that decisions regarding the chieftainship or vuhosi should be made by the ... «Zoutnet, Jun 15»
9
Distressed mothers plead for improved maternity facilities
Headman Alford Mufiri, chairman of the Banga village chieftainship and member of the Tongogara Community Share Ownership Trust which ... «The Zimbabwean, Jun 15»
10
Can Zanu-PF Institute Electoral Reforms?
... the national security and election institutions as well as the chieftainship governance structures, the opposition does not stand much chance. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»

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