chieftaincy

chieftaincy
    n 1: the position of chieftain [syn: {chieftaincy},
         {chieftainship}]
    

Chieftaincy \Chief"tain*cy\, Chieftainship \Chief"tain*ship\, n.
   The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.
   [1913 Webster]
    

134 Moby Thesaurus words for "chieftaincy":
      aedileship, ally, archbishopric, archduchy, archdukedom,
      archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, bishopric,
      body politic, buffer state, captive nation, chairmanship,
      chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry,
      chieftainry, chieftainship, city-state, colony, commonweal,
      commonwealth, consulate, consulship, country, county, deanery,
      dictatorship, dictature, directorship, domain, dominion, duchy,
      dukedom, earldom, emirate, empery, empire, episcopacy, free city,
      governorship, grand duchy, headship, hegemony, hierarchy, kingdom,
      land, leadership, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship,
      magistrature, mandant, mandate, mandated territory, mandatee,
      mandatory, masterdom, mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship,
      metropolitanate, metropolitanship, nation, nationality, nobility,
      papacy, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, polis,
      polity, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship,
      possession, power, prefectship, prefecture, premiership,
      presidency, presidentship, prime-ministership, prime-ministry,
      princedom, princeship, principality, principate, proconsulate,
      proconsulship, protectorate, protectorship, province, provostry,
      provostship, puppet government, puppet regime, realm, rectorate,
      rectorship, regency, regentship, republic, ruling class, satellite,
      seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy, seneschalty, settlement,
      sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty,
      sovereign nation, state, sultanate, superpower, supervisorship,
      suzerainship, suzerainty, territory, toparchia, toparchy,
      tribunate, vizierate, viziership