Sinonim chieftain

English Thesaurus

1. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)

hypernym	:	leader,
definition	:	a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person)

2. the head of a tribe or clan (noun.person)

hyponym	:	indian chief, indian chieftain,
definition	:	the leader of a group of Native Americans (noun.person)

hyponym	:	pendragon,
definition	:	the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	glendower, owen glendower,
definition	:	Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416) (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	hrolf, rolf, rollo,
definition	:	Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931) (noun.person)

3. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)

derivation	:	chieftaincy, chieftainship,
definition	:	the position of chieftain (noun.act)

derivation	:	captain,
definition	:	be the captain of a sports team (verb.social)

4. the head of a tribe or clan (noun.person)

derivation	:	chieftaincy, chieftainship,
definition	:	the position of chieftain (noun.act)

5. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)

derivation	:	chieftaincy, chieftainship,
definition	:	the position of chieftain (noun.act)

derivation	:	captain,
definition	:	be the captain of a sports team (verb.social)

6. the head of a tribe or clan (noun.person)

derivation	:	chieftaincy, chieftainship,
definition	:	the position of chieftain (noun.act)