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chiefs

/tʃifs/

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What does chiefs mean?

noun

  1. plural of chief

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chief
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So the tone of the army chiefs changed, Congress forbade the rendition of fugitives, and Butler's "contrabands" were welcomed as military laborers.
VariousThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial IssueProject Gutenberg ebook #206
I saw here individuals of at least sixteen different tribes, most of whom had been bought, when children, of the native chiefs.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
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A sore or abscess in any part foretells the speedy death of one of the chiefs of the people of that part.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307
The carving on the boats and the beautiful reed-work on the chiefs' houses were different from the work of other African tribes.
Edith A. HowPeople of AfricaProject Gutenberg ebook #6693
In this he was much facilitated by a friendship which he had formed with Attago, one of the chiefs of the country.
Andrew KippisNarrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening PeriodsProject Gutenberg ebook #7777