tribal chief

English

Noun

tribal chief (plural tribal chiefs)

The chief of a tribe.
Some traditional societies have a single hereditary tribal chief, others a whole hierarchy of elected tribal chiefs, etc.

Translations

the chief of a tribe

Dutch: stamhoofd (nl) n
Greek: φύλαρχος (el) m (fýlarchos)
Portuguese: cacique (pt) m or f, chefe (pt) m or f

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