"chieftainess" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chieftainesses [plural]
Etymology: From chieftain + -ess. Middle English had an equivalent form cheventaynes but the OED asserts the term was derived anew in modern English in the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chieftain|ess|nocat=1}} chieftain + -ess, {{m|enm|cheventaynes}} cheventaynes Head templates: {{en-noun}} chieftainess (plural chieftainesses)
  1. A female chieftain. Categories (topical): Female people, Leaders Translations (a female chieftain): tapairu (Maori), nữ tù trưởng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-chieftainess-en-noun-4C7rH7S~ Disambiguation of Female people: 77 23 Disambiguation of Leaders: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), English terms suffixed with -ess (wife) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (wife): 56 44 Disambiguation of 'a female chieftain': 85 15
  2. The wife of a chieftain.
    Sense id: en-chieftainess-en-noun-FVTgx6aY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chiefess (english: chiefly Hawaiian), chieftess [irregular] Hypernyms: chief, chieftain

Inflected forms

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