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Definition of Chieftain
Chieftain

A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

Related Definitions:
Army, Captain, Chief, Clan, Commander, Head, Leader, Of, Or, The, Troop


Chieftain Quotations

Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.
Benjamin Disraeli

Thus the castle of each feudal chieftain became a school of chivalry, into which any noble youth, whose parents were from poverty unable to educate him to the art of war, was readily received.
Horatio Alger

Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain.
Roland Joffe

Chieftain Translations

chieftain in Spanish is cabecilla, cacique


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