Usually means: Traditional leadership system in communities.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History
We found 16 dictionaries that define the word chieftaincy:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. chieftaincy: Merriam-Webster
  2. chieftaincy: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. chieftaincy: Collins English Dictionary
  4. chieftaincy: Vocabulary.com
  5. Chieftaincy, chieftaincy: Wordnik
  6. chieftaincy: Wiktionary
  7. Chieftaincy, chieftaincy: Dictionary.com
  8. Chieftaincy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Chieftaincy: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. chieftaincy: Rhymezone
  11. Chieftaincy: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. chieftaincy: FreeDictionary.org
  13. chieftaincy: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. Chieftaincy: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chieftaincy: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. chieftaincy: Encyclopedia

(Note: See chieftaincies as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (chieftaincy)

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

Similar:
chieftainship, chieftainry, chieftaindom, chiefery, chiefship, chieftainess, chiefhood, headship, captainry, chieftess, more...

Opposite:
subordinate, follower, underling

Phrases:
Akan chieftaincy, Nigerian Chieftaincy, more...

▸ Words similar to chieftaincy

▸ Usage examples for chieftaincy

▸ Idioms related to chieftaincy

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing chieftaincy

▸ Words that often appear near chieftaincy

▸ Rhymes of chieftaincy

▸ Invented words related to chieftaincy

Similar:
chieftainship, chieftainry, chieftaindom, chiefery, chiefship, chieftainess, chiefhood, headship, captainry, chieftess, more...

Opposite:
subordinate, follower, underling

Phrases:
Akan chieftaincy, Nigerian Chieftaincy, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "chieftaincy" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux