What part of speech is chieftains?

Chieftains can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. chieftains is a noun, plural of chieftain.

Inflections

Noun

What does chieftains mean?

Definitions

Noun

chieftain - the head of a tribe or clan
chieftain - the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"

Examples of chieftains

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1. noun Then spake my sire, revolving in his mind / the ancient legends of the Trojan kind, / "Chieftains, give ear, and learn your hopes and mine."
2. noun He called aloud, "Say, father, say If yet my task is done?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son.
3. noun Can you take me to your chieftain?
4. noun I'm the chieftain of this tribe.
5. noun The one with the unique headdress is the chieftain.
6. noun She is the chieftain of this tribe and you will address her with respect.
7. noun My mother is the chieftain of this village and I will succeed her.
8. noun In this tribe, the chieftain is elected by a majority vote.
9. noun She was appointed as the chieftain by the goddess herself.
10. noun If the chieftain says we can't let you in, then we can't let you in.
11. noun They're getting closer. We should alert the chieftain.
12. noun The chieftain possessed a harem of young men and women alike.
13. noun The chieftain is their leader, but the shaman is the one who actually calls the shots.
Sentence  
noun
Then spake my sire, revolving in his mind / the ancient legends of the Trojan kind, / "Chieftains, give ear, and learn your hopes and mine."
He called aloud, "Say, father, say If yet my task is done?" He knew not that the chieftain lay Unconscious of his son.
Can you take me to your chieftain?
I'm the chieftain of this tribe.
The one with the unique headdress is the chieftain.
She is the chieftain of this tribe and you will address her with respect.
My mother is the chieftain of this village and I will succeed her.
In this tribe, the chieftain is elected by a majority vote.
She was appointed as the chieftain by the goddess herself.
If the chieftain says we can't let you in, then we can't let you in.
They're getting closer. We should alert the chieftain.
The chieftain possessed a harem of young men and women alike.
The chieftain is their leader, but the shaman is the one who actually calls the shots.

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