chieftain
English Thesaurus
1. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | leader, leader, |
| definition | : | a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person) |
2. the head of a tribe or clan (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | pendragon, |
| definition | : | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | glendower, owen glendower, |
| definition | : | Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | hrolf, rolf, rollo, |
| definition | : | Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) (noun.person) |
3. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)
| derivation | : | captain, |
| definition | : | be the captain of a sports team (verb.social) |
4. the head of a tribe or clan (noun.person)
5. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)
| derivation | : | captain, |
| definition | : | be the captain of a sports team (verb.social) |
6. the head of a tribe or clan (noun.person)
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