chieftain
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English cheftayne, a variant of Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈtʃiːf.tən/, /ˈtʃif.tən/, /ˈtʃif.tin/
Noun [edit]
chieftain (plural chieftains)
- A leader of a clan or tribe.
- A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain.
- (capitalized) The name of a British military tank.
Synonyms [edit]
- (A very powerful person): chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, heid bummer, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon
Translations [edit]
A leader of a clan or tribe
A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain
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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]
- IPA: [tʃiften]
Noun [edit]
chieftain (plural chieftains)
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Scots terms derived from Middle English
- Scots terms derived from Old French
- Scots terms derived from Late Latin
- Scots terms derived from Latin
- Scots terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scots nouns
