"chieftayn" meaning in Middle English

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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "cheveteyn"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And if so happen that the chieftain be taken\nOn either side, or else should slay his opponent,\nThe tournament shall last no longer.",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2555-2557",
          "roman": "No lenger shal the turneyinge laste.",
          "text": "And if so falle, the chieftayn be take\nOn either syde, or elles slee his make,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Alternative form of cheveteyn"
      ],
      "id": "en-chieftayn-enm-noun-GUfTv~VA",
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          "cheveteyn",
          "cheveteyn#Middle English"
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  "word": "chieftayn"
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      "expansion": "chieftayn",
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "cheveteyn"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And if so happen that the chieftain be taken\nOn either side, or else should slay his opponent,\nThe tournament shall last no longer.",
          "ref": "late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 2555-2557",
          "roman": "No lenger shal the turneyinge laste.",
          "text": "And if so falle, the chieftayn be take\nOn either syde, or elles slee his make,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Alternative form of cheveteyn"
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          "cheveteyn",
          "cheveteyn#Middle English"
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  "word": "chieftayn"
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