Chieftain: alternatives and connections

A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander.

A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditi…

A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds…

The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra; the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master.

One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.

A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orat…

A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste.

One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In…

The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate…

To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, o…

One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader.

The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal.

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, pl…

A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an import…