chieftain : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: chieftain	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chieftain n the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" Synonym(s): captain, chieftain the head of a tribe or clan Synonym(s): headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chieftain \Chief"tain\, n. [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. {Captain}, and see {chief}.] A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan. Syn: Chief; commander; leader; head. See {Chief}.