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chiefdom

noun

Etymology

From chief + -dom. Piecewise doublet of chefdom.

  1. derived from *káput✻
  2. derived from *kaput✻
  3. derived from caput — “head”
  4. derived from capus
  5. derived from chef
  6. inherited from cheef
  7. suffixed as chiefdom — “chief + dom”

Definitions

  1. The role or status of chief.

    • the privileges of chiefdom

  2. An area or region governed by a chief.

  3. A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA