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Pronunciation : Chief"tain
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief.]
Definition : Defn: A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

Syn. -- Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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