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Chiefship

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. Chiefship
    state of being chief: sovereignty
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. chef—L. caput, the head.

Usage in literature

Asi, like Mataafa, disclaimed his chiefship and declared himself a private person; but he was more rudely dealt with. "A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa" by Robert Louis Stevenson

Einar's chiefship began anew with this. "Heimskringla" by Snorri Sturlason

And what have I done with my chiefship? "The Faith of Men" by Jack London

Raghugarh is now a mediatized chiefship in the Central India Agency, controlled by the Resident at Gwalior. "Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official" by William Sleeman

Is the Commander in Chiefship a military or civilian office in the contemplation of the Constitution? "The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation"

The subject of the chiefship is a very {34} interesting one. "French Pathfinders in North America" by William Henry Johnson

The Chiefship of Kharan lies along the northern border of the State of Kelat, roughly from near Nushki, west-south-west to Panjur. "Across Coveted Lands" by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

Akiba, now at the extreme point of his protracted existence, like Samuel of old, nominated the new David to the chiefship of the people. "The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03" by Various

Of the petty independent chiefships some were seized forcibly, others submitted and paid tribute. "Studies in Literature and History" by Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall

Sir Thomas Richardson, at the opening of the reign, gave L17,000 for the Chiefship of the Common Pleas. "A Book About Lawyers" by John Cordy Jeaffreson