tribal chief

English

Noun

tribal chief (plural tribal chiefs)

1. The chief of a tribe.

   Some traditional societies have a single hereditary tribal chief, others a whole hierarchy of elected tribal chiefs, etc.

Translations

the chief of a tribe

• Dutch: stamhoofd (nl) n
• Greek: φύλαρχος (el) m (fýlarchos)
• Portuguese: cacique (pt) m or f, chefe (pt) m or f