"chiefdom" meaning in All languages combined

See chiefdom on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: chiefdoms [plural]
Etymology: chief + -dom Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chief|dom}} chief + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun}} chiefdom (plural chiefdoms)
  1. An area or region governed by a chief.
    Sense id: en-chiefdom-en-noun-cL0pDClk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 62 38
  2. (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state. Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-chiefdom-en-noun-IAZT2nj6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chieftaindom

Inflected forms

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