Definition of Chieftain

Chieftain

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

Related Definitions:

Army, Captain, Chief, Clan, Commander, Head, Leader, Of, Or, The, Troop

Chieftain Quotations

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
Benjamin Disraeli

Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain.
Roland Joffe

Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received.
Horatio Alger

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Chieftain Translations

chieftain in Spanish is cabecilla, cacique

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