chieftainess
nounEtymology
From chieftain + -ess. Middle English had an equivalent form cheventaynes but the OED asserts the term was derived anew in modern English in the 19th century. Piecewise doublet of captainess.
- derived from *kap-✻
- derived from *kauput-✻
- derived from caput
- derived from capitaneus
- derived from chevetaine
- inherited from cheveteyn
Definitions
A female chieftain.
- Mrs. Douse was more important than Mr. Douse; she was a chieftainess in her own right, and had great dignity.
The wife of a chieftain.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA