Definition of "chieftaincy" []

• The position or period of rule of a chief. (noun)
• The area or population ruled by a chief. (noun)

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• "Though there were a number older than he, they acknowledged his chieftaincy."
• "The national organizer of a Ghanaian youth association is calling on elders and traditional rulers to help resolve a brewing conflict over a chieftaincy dispute."
• "Such chieftaincy disputes are frequent in the Greater Accra region and in other parts of the country."