head chiefn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛd tʃiːf/, U.S.

/ˈhɛd ˌtʃif/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, chief n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + chief n.

The principal chief of an American Indian tribe.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > native American > principal chief

head chief1763

1763 Ann. Reg. 1762 92/2 Three Cherokee chiefs..had their first audience with his majesty. The head chief..was introduced by L. Eglinton.

1806 J. Ordway Jrnl. 8 May in Jrnls. Lewis & Ordway (1995) IX. xlvii. 307 The head chief..informed us that the most of our horses and pack Saddles were Safe.

1881 Harper's Mag. Apr. 670/2 White Eagle, head-chief of the Poncas.

a1918 G. Stuart 40 Years on Frontier (1925) I. 96 The head chief proposed to meet the interpreter unarmed and talk with him.

1976 R. Laubin & G. Laubin Indian Dances N. Amer. (1989) iv. 48 Sitting Bull had been elected head chief of all the warring Sioux in 1868.

2008 Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (Nexis) 26 Sept. 1 b Pat Leading Fox, the head chief of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, will provide a blessing for the site this morning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head chief
释义	head chiefn. Brit. /ˈhɛd tʃiːf/, U.S. /ˈhɛd ˌtʃif/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, chief n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + chief n. The principal chief of an American Indian tribe. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > native American > principal chief head chief1763 1763 Ann. Reg. 1762 92/2 Three Cherokee chiefs..had their first audience with his majesty. The head chief..was introduced by L. Eglinton. 1806 J. Ordway Jrnl. 8 May in Jrnls. Lewis & Ordway (1995) IX. xlvii. 307 The head chief..informed us that the most of our horses and pack Saddles were Safe. 1881 Harper's Mag. Apr. 670/2 White Eagle, head-chief of the Poncas. a1918 G. Stuart 40 Years on Frontier (1925) I. 96 The head chief proposed to meet the interpreter unarmed and talk with him. 1976 R. Laubin & G. Laubin Indian Dances N. Amer. (1989) iv. 48 Sitting Bull had been elected head chief of all the warring Sioux in 1868. 2008 Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald (Nexis) 26 Sept. 1 b Pat Leading Fox, the head chief of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, will provide a blessing for the site this morning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1763
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