English Explanatory Dictionary

chiefery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The status or role of a chief; chieftainship.
  2. The land ruled over by a chief; chieftainship.
  3. The form of government in which people are ruled by a chief.
  4. A colonial administrative centre.
  5. The leaders or chiefs of a people, collectively.
  6. An Irish head tax

Word forms

chiefery chieferies

Etymology

From chief + -ery. Piecewise doublet of cheffery.

Synonyms

leadership management chieftainship
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