quốc trưởng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (country) and (head, chief).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

quốc trưởng

  1. (historical) a head of state

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not applied to any current head of state.
  • This title seems to only be consistently applied to two historical figures: Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany (where it is equivalent to the title Führer) and Bảo Đại of the State of Vietnam (where it is equivalent to chief of state).