"chiefdom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chiefdoms [plural]
Etymology: From chief + -dom. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chief|dom}} chief + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chiefdom (countable and uncountable, plural chiefdoms)
  1. The role or status of chief. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chiefdom-en-noun-JUajhcQb
  2. (countable) An area or region governed by a chief. Tags: countable Translations (area or region governed by a chief): hövdingadöme [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-chiefdom-en-noun-cL0pDClk Disambiguation of 'area or region governed by a chief': 2 96 1
  3. (anthropology, countable) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-chiefdom-en-noun-IAZT2nj6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 41 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 15 29 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 34 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 34 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 34 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 20 76 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chieftaindom

Inflected forms

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