chiefdom
About 0.27 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The role or status of chief.
the privileges of chiefdom
- noun An area or region governed by a chief.
- noun A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
Similar words
chieftaincy kingdom headship tribal leadership compound headquarters head chieftaindom chiefery
Often followed by
of and in was to is or societies level
Word family
chiefdoms
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