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chiefess|ˈtʃiːfɪs|
[f. chief n. + -ess.]
A female (ethnic) chief.
1778J. Carver Trav. N. Amer. 41 This heroine was ever after treated by her nation as their deliverer, and was made a chiefess in her own right. 1862M. Hopkins Hawaii 18 The converted chiefess, Kapiolani. 1882Good Wds. 654 The highest chiefess dared not..taste food that had been prepared for any man. 1881Sat. Rev. 18 June 787 No one can address a chief or chiefess without being first spoken to. |