Chieftain Definition

chēftən
chieftains
noun
chieftains
A chief or leader, esp. of a clan or tribe.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chieftain

Noun

Singular:
chieftain
Plural:
chieftains

Origin of Chieftain

  • From Middle English cheftayne, a variant of Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cheftain from Old French chevetain from Late Latin capitāneus from Latin caput head kaput- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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