chieftain

chieftain
chieftain (n.) early 14c., cheftayne "ruler, chief, head" of something, from O.Fr. chevetain "captain, chief, leader," from L.L. capitaneus "commander," from L. capitis, gen. of caput "head" (see HEAD (Cf. head)). According to "Rob Roy" (1818) a Highland chieftain was the head of a branch of a clan, a chief was the head of the whole name.

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(of a clan or of troops), , ,


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