chief·tain /ˈʧiftən/
酋長,首領
Chief·tain n. A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.
Syn: -- Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
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chieftain
n 1: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
[syn: captain]
2: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief]