chieftain

Significado (Inglés)

  1. A leader of a clan or tribe.
  2. (broadly) A leader of a group.

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃiːf.tən/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

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), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain; related to chief.

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