Usually means: Leadership roles within tribal societies.
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  1. chieftaincies: Merriam-Webster
  2. chieftaincies: Vocabulary.com
  3. chieftaincies: Wiktionary
  4. chieftaincies: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See chieftaincy as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (chieftaincy)

noun:  The position or period of rule of a chief.
noun:  The area or population ruled by a chief.
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