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Chieftaincy

noun
1.
The position of chieftain.  Synonym: chieftainship.






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"Chieftaincy" Quotes from Famous Books



... Englandward to repose himself from his labors. For ten months did he rest, recuperate, restrengthen and restore himself. And when he departed, albeit he may have had no suspicion of that fact, Mr. Croker left his chieftaincy behind. That was to happen in the nature of things, and Mr. Croker would have foreseen it had he been a true scientist of supremacy. Remember it, all ye kings and princes and potentates among men! a crown will never travel, a scepter cannot leave the realm, ...
— The Onlooker, Volume 1, Part 2 • Various



Words linked to "Chieftaincy" :   position, office, chieftainship, situation, place, billet, spot, post, berth



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