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Meaning of "chieftainship"

CHIEFTAINSHIP (noun): Refers to the position or role of a chieftain. This phrase is used in the context of traditional leadership structures in certain cultures or societies
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  • The state of being a chieftain
  • The area ruled by a chieftain

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Succession to the chieftainship or kingship was through tanistry.
We are recommending that you resign any claim to the chieftainship.
There exist the system of chieftainship in the village.
I would personally demand that you give up all claim to the chieftainship.
Transferred the chieftainship to her family.
Once installed he conquered the neighbouring tribes and expanded the chieftainship into a kingdom.
The throne of chieftainship is inherited.
The government want to rectify the matter of your chieftainship face to face.
According to tradition the chieftainship was then left to a baby lying in a cradle.
This complementarity finds expression via the African theory of chieftainship.
Nelson renounced his claim to the chieftainship to become a lawyer.
The villagers often clashed with the villages under Haokip chieftainship.
Highland chiefship or chieftainship in the modern sense is no more than a high social dignity.
We all waiting to see who will take of the chieftainship of the family.
Kindly note that the chieftainship does not necessarily follow seniority positions in the family.

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Quahuitlán was subject to the chieftainship of Tututepec.
The chieftainship continues to rotate between the descendents of Zhenjeni and Muroro.
Rosling was rewarded with a traditional chieftainship by the Liberian government.
During his chieftainship the Hobbits of the Shire prospered under the protection of the Rangers.
That sounded more like a Neolithic chieftainship than a modern industrial power.
The Chieftainship Act was therefore incompatible with the Constitution.
He is the rightful heir to the chieftainship of Turtle Island.
It then disintegrated and was gradually replaced, as the powerful families took over the chieftainship.
The title is also tied as the chieftainship of Clan Graham.
These are musicians from the royal court, specialized in the dynastic music of the chieftainship.
He died on Colonsay and the chieftainship passed to his cousin John.
Refusing to do either, he was dismissed from his chieftainship.
Finally, respect chieftainship and the elders.
Upon the death of his father, he returned to claim the chieftainship.
He was, in fact, not particularly in favour of chieftainship because he considered it divisive.
Conversely, the multiplicity of divergent trends legitimates the unifying activity of the main chieftainship.
The three are essential, but chieftainship is basic.
It was in discussing the chieftainship in Tupi-Guarani societies that we met the demographic problem.
As the legend goes, two brothers contested the chieftainship of the O'Bannon clan.
After that, the chieftainship was held in trust by the sons of Alfred Dudoward.
Community committees managed interventions in 15 chieftainship areas covering two districts.
The chieftainship of a Highland clan, for example, followed the order of Primogeniture.
Legend has it that two O'Bannon brothers were contesting the chieftainship of their clan.
After his death, the chieftainship was regained by Khama family.
In pre-Hispanic times this area belonged to the chieftainship of Cupules.
Firstly, that unqualified exercise of chieftainship gives to Maori control in accordance with their customs.
At its highest level, Moko designs proclaimed the sacredness of chieftainship.
I would like to advise you that my chieftainship name is Akilech'oh.
The locals subsequently moved to a healthier and more habitable place, close to Caonao 's chieftainship.
In reality, in most South American societies, the chieftainship is inherited patrilineally.
The current Chieftainship Act made no reference to " paramount chiefs.
Contrary to the above, major aspects of the Mangwende Chieftainship history were missed.
Buthelezi inherited the chieftainship of the large Buthelezi tribe in 1953: a position he still holds today.
The government want to rectify the matter of your chieftainship face to face . In London.
Well, I used to say that chieftainship in Mozambique died a natural death.

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