chiefdom

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old French chief

[edit] Noun

chiefdom (plural chiefdoms)

  1. An area or region governed by a chief.
  2. (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state.
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