Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman chieftain.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female chieftain.
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- noun In
tribal societies, a femalechieftain or the wife of achieftain .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Well, mother," he said, "a chieftainess is a chieftainess, and I don't know but to announce her as such, and --"
The Translation of a Savage, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Well, mother," he said, "a chieftainess is a chieftainess, and I don't know but to announce her as such, and --"
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Well, mother," he said, "a chieftainess is a chieftainess, and I don't know but to announce her as such, and --"
The Translation of a Savage, Volume 1 Gilbert Parker 1897
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"chieftainess" of the region Kgoshi-gadi Chuene, sits on the joint development committee, actively driving the development from within.
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Ayla is super-strong, is the chieftainess of her village of badasses, and she's a hott blonde.
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Then the candle-wife chieftainess Mankopodi Thulare acted until, in 1976, Bakgomana appointed Kenneth Kgagudi Sekhukhune to act.
CONTENTS: 2007
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And a very grand old lady she was, full three feet high, and bolt upright, like some old Highland chieftainess.
The Water Babies 2007
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Then the candle-wife chieftainess Mankopodi Thulare acted until, in 1976, Bakgomana appointed Kenneth Kgagudi Sekhukhune to act.
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Here they had cultivated maize, and were willing to sell, but no persuasion could induce them to give us guides to the chieftainess, Nyango.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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Goats and sheep thrive; and Nyango, the chieftainess further to the south, has herds of horned cattle.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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