Definitions for chieftain

chieftain chief·tain

Spelling: [cheef-tuh n, -tin]
IPA: /ˈtʃif tən, -tɪn/

Chieftain is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 334 anagrams from letters in chieftain (acefhiint).

Definitions for chieftain

noun

  1. the chief of a clan or a tribe.
  2. a leader of a group, band, etc.:
  3. (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).

Origin of chieftain

1275-1325; Middle English cheftayne, variant of chevetaine Old French Late Latin capitāneus captain

Examples for chieftain

He is described as a chieftain standing in a chariot drawn by two horses.

Among rats the chieftain is, of necessity, pluperfect master of defence.

He was the chieftain of a clan that spread over Down and Antrim.

The next moment the chieftain entered and glared fiercely at Siegmund.

But he did have an idea that if he could somehow get word to the old Id chieftain help could be had.

For this are you ill, in order to punish your father, because our chieftain the axe is angry.

This was not quite how things appeared to the Caledonian chieftain Calgacus before he fought the invading Roman army in AD 83.

When any affront was offered to a chieftain, the clan was instantly summoned.

Had it not been for the chieftain, the black rat might have regained the run.

But there was something of the chieftain, something of the prophet, about him.

Word Value for chieftain
Scrable

17

Words with friends

18

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