Chieftain

This article is about the leader. For the British tank, see Chieftain tank.

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A chieftain is the leader or head of a group, especially of a clan or tribe. See e.g. Germanic chieftain.

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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.

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Clan: A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. Even if actual lineage patterns are unknown, clan members nonetheless recognize a founding member or apical ancestor. As kinship based bonds can be merely symbolical in nature s...

Germanic chieftain: In pre-christian times chieftains were both political and religious leaders, tasked to use their luck to secure the people fred (translated "good times" - nowadays actually the word for peace). Arminius was a famous example....

Middle English: Middle English is the name given by historical linguistics to the diverse forms of the English language spoken from around the 12th century to the 15th century centuries after the Norman invasion by in 1066 to the mid to late 15th century, when the Chancery Standard, a form of London-based English, ...

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