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Tribal chief
Leader of a tribal society or chiefdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Chieftain" redirects here. For other uses, see Chieftain (disambiguation).
A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
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