Chieftain

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For the British tank, see Chieftain tank. For the opera by Arthur Sullivan, see The Chieftain For the band, see The Chieftains
Badge of office of Chief Gambo, Rhodesia c1979.
Badge of office of Chief Gambo, Rhodesia c1979.

A chieftain is the leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe.

The Irish Gaelic word Taoiseach, means a clann chief or leader. Some historians suggest that in ancient Ireland (whence these terms originate), a taoiseach was a minor king. In Scottish Gaelic; tòiseach translates as clan chief and both words originally had similar meaning in the Goidelic languages of Scotland and Ireland. The related Welsh language word tywysog appears to have had a similar meaning.See Tribal Chief.

Etymology: Middle English cheftain, from Old French chevetain, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput, head. In other words, it is related to the contemporary word captain.

See Captain; Chief; Sachem, Village head.

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