Definition of Chieftainship. Meaning of Chieftainship. Synonyms of Chieftainship

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Definition of Chieftainship

Chieftainship
Chieftaincy Chief"tain*cy, Chieftainship Chief"tain*ship, n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.

Meaning of Chieftainship from wikipedia

- A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a leader of a tribal society or of a chiefdom. There is no definition for "tribe". The concept of tribe is a broadly...
- Mizo chieftainship refers to the system of chieftainship used by the Mizo people, which historically operated as a gerontocracy. The chieftain system...
- language term that translates literally to 'highest chieftainship' or 'unqualified chieftainship', but is also translated as "absolute sovereignty" or...
- a Druze family that intermittently held or contested the paramount chieftainship of the Druze districts of Mount Lebanon in opposition to the Ma'n and...
- Surname Gaelic Form Ó Maolchatha, Ó Maolchathaigh Origin South Munster Chieftainship No Chiefly line known Heraldry A White Yew Tree Variants Mulcaghy, Mulkay...
- Tadhg Mág Tighearnán (anglicised Teigue McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan until his death in 1474. On the death of...
- significant part of Mizo history as it formally abolished the Mizo chieftainship system in 1954. It also encountered the 1959 Mautam famine, which led...
- William Mág Tighearnán (anglicised William McKiernan) was chief of the McKiernan Clan of Tullyhunco, County Cavan from 1499 until his death in 1512. On...
- into the 19th century. The crown completely replaced the hereditary chieftainships with appointed governorships in the entire Irrawaddy valley and greatly...
- to the Rozvi) Chieftainships: 1606-2013 Mangwende dynasty, formerly in Matandandura and Matukutu, settles in Nhowe. The chieftainship changes hands between...