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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the leader of a group of people;
- Example: "a captain of industry"
[syn: captain, chieftain]

2. the head of a tribe or clan;
[syn: headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chieftain \Chief"tain\, n. [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF.
   chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head.
   Cf. Captain, and see chief.]
   A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a
   troop, army, or clan.

   Syn: Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
        [1913 Webster] Chieftaincy


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chieftain
    n 1: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
         [syn: captain, chieftain]
    2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief,
       chieftain, chief]