
1) The rank or office of a chief
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A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or `houses`. These elites form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group. A chiefdom is thus led by a highly ra.....
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the rank or office of a chief. · the territory or people over which a chief rules.
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