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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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}]