ALL meanings of chieftainship
chief·tain
C c - noun chieftainship (uncountable) The state of being a chieftain. 1
- noun chieftainship the chief of a clan or a tribe. 1
- noun chieftainship a leader of a group, band, etc.: the robbers' chieftain. 1
- noun chieftainship (initial capital letter) Military. Britain's main battle tank since 1969, fitted with a 120mm gun and two machine guns and weighing 55 tons (50 metric tons). 1
- noun chieftainship (Countable Noun) The area ruled by a chieftain. 0