Definitions for chiefdoms

chiefdoms chief·dom

Spelling: [cheef-duh m]
IPA: /ˈtʃif dəm/

Chiefdoms is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 418 anagrams from letters in chiefdoms (cdefhimos).

Definitions for chiefdoms

noun

  1. the rank or office of a chief.
  2. the territory or people over which a chief rules.

Origin of chiefdoms

First recorded in 1570-80; chief + -dom

Examples for chiefdoms

It should be the largest and most magnificent of all the Indian head-dresses, as it is the insignia of chiefdom.

His love for his wife was an insane love—it far outdid his love for his chiefdom.

Sebituane's successor in the chiefdom was his daughter, Ma-mochisane.

Candidates for the chiefdom had to show their fitness, and "a young lord's first spoil" was a necessary exploit.

Word Value for chiefdoms
Scrable

19

Words with friends

20

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