chiefdom

English

Etymology

From chief +‎ -dom. Piecewise doublet of chefdom.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

chiefdom (countable and uncountable, plural chiefdoms)

1. The role or status of chief.

   the privileges of chiefdom

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

Synonyms

• chieftaindom

Translations

area or region governed by a chief

• French: chefferie (fr) f
• Swedish: hövdingadöme n

anthropology: society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 酋邦 (qiúbāng)