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"etymology_text": "From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head). Doublet of captain.",
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"ref": "1970, Kazimierz Godłowski, “The chronology of the Late Roman and early migration periods in Central Europe”, in Acta scientiarum litterarumque: Schedae archeologicae, Nakładem Uniwersytetu Jagiellonśkiego, page 22",
"text": "They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.",
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"_dis1": "92 8",
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"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
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],
"word": "pringj"
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},
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "族長"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zúzhǎng",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "族长"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "tribestro"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "pealik"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
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],
"topics": [
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"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "ættarhøvdingur"
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Häuptling"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "törzsfőnök"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "höfðingi"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "kepala suku"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ceann fine"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "taoiseach"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "capotribù"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"alt": "しゅうちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shūchō",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "酋長"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "me kon treanh",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "មេកន្ទ្រាញ"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"alt": "族長",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jokjang",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "족장"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chujang",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "추장"
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "lkt",
"lang": "Lakota",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "itȟáŋčhaŋ"
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "procer"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poglavar",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поглавар"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rangatira"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "okm",
"lang": "Middle Korean",
"roman": "èpímòt",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capmèstre"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "tpw",
"lang": "Old Tupi",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "morubixaba"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wódz"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cacique"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "morubixaba"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"note": "of Indigenous Brazilians",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuxaua"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chefe"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "voždʹ",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вождь"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "matai"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "ao"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
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"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "chieftain"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ceann-cinnidh"
},
{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náčelník"
},
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vodca"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caudillo"
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"_dis1": "86 14",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeque"
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{
"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cabecilla"
},
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"_dis1": "86 14",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "hövding"
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"_dis1": "86 14",
"code": "tpi",
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"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "bigman"
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{
"_dis1": "86 14",
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "kabile reisi"
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"text": "The robber chieftain divided up the spoils.",
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"(by extension) A leader of a group."
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bendeleider"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "capo"
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"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "me kon treanh",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"word": "មេកន្ទ្រាញ"
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"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "manda-chuva"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "chefe"
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"roman": "glavárʹ",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "глава́рь"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "atamán",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "атама́н"
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"_dis1": "37 63",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "líder"
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"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
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"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃiːf.tɪn/"
},
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"English terms derived from Latin",
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"English terms derived from Old French",
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"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"Middle Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
"en:Leaders",
"en:People"
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{
"word": "chieftess"
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"name": "inh"
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"name": "der"
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"1": "en",
"2": "LL.",
"3": "capitaneus"
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"name": "der"
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{
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"name": "m"
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"4": "",
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*kauput-"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "head"
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"expansion": "head",
"name": "m"
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "captain"
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"expansion": "Doublet of captain",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head). Doublet of captain.",
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"form": "chieftains",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
"expansion": "chieftain (plural chieftains)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1970, Kazimierz Godłowski, “The chronology of the Late Roman and early migration periods in Central Europe”, in Acta scientiarum litterarumque: Schedae archeologicae, Nakładem Uniwersytetu Jagiellonśkiego, page 22",
"text": "They were probably the work of individual craftsmen working to meet the chieftains' needs. Their place in the chronology of the big cemeteries is indicated by the less richly-decorated double-springed bronze brooches which are found here.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A leader of a clan or tribe."
],
"links": [
[
"clan",
"clan"
],
[
"tribe",
"tribe"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The robber chieftain divided up the spoils.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A leader of a group."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(by extension) A leader of a group."
],
"tags": [
"broadly"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃiːf.tɪn/"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "chief"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "big gun"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "big shot"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "big wheel"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "bigwig"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "boss"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "employer"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "foreman"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "head"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "leader"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "mandarin"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "manager"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "mover and shaker"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "top banana"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "top dog"
},
{
"sense": "leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "tycoon"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pringj"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prijës"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "族長"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zúzhǎng",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "族长"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náčelník"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "stamhoofd"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "opperhoofd"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "tribestro"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "pealik"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"biblical",
"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "ættarhøvdingur"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Häuptling"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "törzsfőnök"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "höfðingi"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "kepala suku"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ceann fine"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "taoiseach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "capotribù"
},
{
"alt": "しゅうちょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shūchō",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "酋長"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "me kon treanh",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "មេកន្ទ្រាញ"
},
{
"alt": "族長",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jokjang",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "족장"
},
{
"alt": "酋長",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chujang",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "추장"
},
{
"code": "lkt",
"lang": "Lakota",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "itȟáŋčhaŋ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "procer"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poglavar",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поглавар"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rangatira"
},
{
"code": "okm",
"lang": "Middle Korean",
"roman": "èpímòt",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "어비〮ᄆᆞᆮ"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "høvding"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capmèstre"
},
{
"code": "tpw",
"lang": "Old Tupi",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "morubixaba"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "wódz"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cacique"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "morubixaba"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"note": "of Indigenous Brazilians",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuxaua"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chefe"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "voždʹ",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вождь"
},
{
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "matai"
},
{
"code": "sm",
"lang": "Samoan",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "ao"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "chieftain"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ceann-cinnidh"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "náčelník"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vodca"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cacique"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caudillo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jefe"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jeque"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cabecilla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "hövding"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "bigman"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "A leader of a clan or tribe",
"word": "kabile reisi"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bendeleider"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "capo"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "me kon treanh",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"word": "មេកន្ទ្រាញ"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cap"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "manda-chuva"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chefe"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "glavárʹ",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "глава́рь"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "atamán",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "атама́н"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "líder"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "jefe"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledare"
}
],
"word": "chieftain"
}
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