noun
Origin: ME chevetaine < OFr < LL capitaneus, chief in size: see captain
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See chieftain in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English cheftain
Origin: , from Old French chevetain
Origin: , from Late Latin capitāneus
Origin: , from Latin caput, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots
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