Chieftaincy (Noun)
Meaning
The position of chieftain.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The clan had maintained their system of hereditary chieftaincy for generations.
- Tradition stated that a council of elders could choose the new holder of the chieftaincy from the candidate family.
- However some considered her family unworthy to ascend to the prestigious chieftaincy due to recent unfulfilled responsibilities.
- Ladurnor struggled over disputes involving ownerships claiming birth right from clanships rooted with family or town nobility leading by direct inherited tribal head through passed heritage descent giving Chieftaincy to holder role within or inherited certain territories lands communities.
- Her appointment to the historical chieftaincy marked her unyielding involvement in the preservation of her tribe's customs and traditions.