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Meaning of "chieftaincy"
chieftaincy (noun): The position, authority, or territorial jurisdiction of a chieftain, typically a tribal leader or head of a clan in traditional societies
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- The position or period of rule of a chief.
- The area or population ruled by a chief.
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Government will not interfere in chieftaincy disputes.
Paramount chieftaincy positions are elective.
A person is qualified to stand as candidate in a paramount chieftaincy election if.
The chieftaincy titles are very common and highly regarded.
Generally used to refer to a recognised leader within a chieftaincy system.
It seems that the chieftaincy was led by a woman at that time.
The rulers can also award traditional or honorary chieftaincy titles.
Municipal and chieftaincy elections have been delayed owing to a lack of resources.
They had no choice but to allow him his rights of chieftaincy.
The chieftaincy is inherited.
There have been some isolated conflicts which are mostly as a result of chieftaincy disputes.
Chieftaincy is officially accepted.
I thought they will give me a chieftaincy title but they made me a king.
Chieftaincy disputes remained a major challenge for both the political and the legal processes.
This is mainly due to disputes over chieftaincy succession and jurisdictional control.
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Please provide information about the participation of women within the structure of the chieftaincy system.
The heir to the chieftaincy assumed power with a great offering to the gods.
This legal instrument among others focuses on chieftaincy and the role of the chief.
I have a Chieftaincy title from my town.
Imo State awarded her a chieftaincy title.
The number of chieftaincy stools in Kula has since increased significantly.
The political system used in this town is the institution of Chieftaincy.
It explores the principles that legitimate chieftaincy and hierarchies among chiefly offices.
The chieftaincy in Trincomalee was at times incorporated into the northern Kingdom.
He was next in line to the chieftaincy of the Jamali tribe.
Training of 20 community leaders on mediation to address land and chieftaincy disputes.
He was rewarded with a chieftaincy title for his effort in defending Ibadan.
The two principles that governed my life at Mqhekezweni were chieftaincy and the Church.
Nuoye is a brave man of chieftaincy and Agbaje means wealth and prosperity.
The social structure is a Chieftaincy.
He held the chieftaincy title of the Lisa of Lagos.
Special operating procedures on torture for the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence.
He held the chieftaincy title of the Lodifi of Ilesa.
His father is a sub-chief of the local chieftaincy structure.
He held the chieftaincy title of the Lamofin of Ondo.
Initially, he resisted the appeal by village elders to take up the chieftaincy.
The history of native chieftaincy system started from Yuan Dynasty.
The country is subject to local conflicts, primarily those pertaining to chieftaincy or land disputes.
There were no clear-cut chieftaincy titles in the confederacy.
For example, according to customary law, a male successor to village headship or chieftaincy is preferred.
However, ethnic fighting and chieftaincy disputes have affected quite a number of children.
In his absence, she devoted herself to defending her son 's claim to the chieftaincy.
Before the passage of this act, rules ' regarding chieftaincy was customary and patrilineal.
Chieftaincy belongs to particular families, although succession does not follow a strict father-to-son transmission.
Also, as a matter of customary practice, illegitimate children can not contest in any chieftaincy election.
However, the claimant must have chieftaincy rights to the throne to which he / she seeks election.
Provision had been made, inter alia, for chieftaincy tribunals.
He says, "This chieftaincy title is significant.
Swima, seat of Tanganyika chieftaincy.
The recently enacted Chieftaincy Act of 2009 provided an improved legal framework for the elections.
