chefftane
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Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chefftane (plural chefftanes)
- (Early Scots) chieftain
References[edit]
- “chefftane” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.