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Definition of: chieftain
(chēf′tən) noun
1. The head of a Highland clan.
2. Any chief; leader. See synonyms under CHIEF. [<OF chevetain <LL capitaneus <L caput head. Doublet of CAPTAIN.]
—chief′tain·cy, chief′tain·ship noun
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