chieftainess

Meaning

Noun

A female chieftain.
The wife of a chieftain.

Related

Similar words

chiefess ; chieftess

Broader meaning words

chief, chieftain

Origin

From chieftain + -ess. Middle English had an equivalent form cheventaynes but the OED asserts the term was derived anew in modern English in the 19th century.

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