English Explanatory Dictionary

condoled chief

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tribal chief who sits on the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

Word forms

condoled chief condoled chiefs

Etymology

From condoled + chief. Condoled refers to the fact that condoled chiefs are normally appointed during a condolence ceremony for a deceased previous chief.

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