[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

chieftain \chief"tain\, n. oe. cheftayn, chevetayn, of.
   chevetain, f. capitaine, ll. capitanus, fr. l. caput head.
   cf. captain, and see chief.
   a captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a
   troop, army, or clan.

   syn: chief; commander; leader; head. see chief.
        1913 webster chieftaincy
see also:
captain chief chief 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
captain headman tribal chief 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "chieftain":
   anointed king, boss, chief, cock, crowned head, dynast, emperor,
   grand duke, head, headman, hierarch, high chief, honcho, imperator,
   king, king-emperor, kinglet, leader, lord paramount, majesty,
   master, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, potentate,
   prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler,
   sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch

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