chiefdom

/cheef-duhm/US // ˈtʃif dəm //

酋长领地,酋长国,头领地,酋长区

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the rank or office of a chief.
- : the territory or people over which a chief rules.

For thee, free pardon and reinstatement in thy principality—yet is it not to be a kingdom, only as a great chiefdom.
Candidates for the chiefdom had to show their fitness, and "a young lord's first spoil" was a necessary exploit.
It should be the largest and most magnificent of all the Indian head-dresses, as it is the insignia of chiefdom.
His love for his wife was an insane love—it far outdid his love for his chiefdom.
Sebituane's successor in the chiefdom was his daughter, Ma-mochisane.