chiefship
Head of tribe
Chiefship is the position, rank, or office of a chief: He assumed the chiefship after his father's death.
The term appears most often in discussions of tribal or clan leadership, though it can apply to any organization headed by a chief.
It also refers to the tenure or period during which someone holds such a position.
Ability to direct others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- dominionAuthority to rule
sovereignty · control · power · jurisdiction · administration · oversight · direction · mandate
Passed through generations
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- tribalOf a clan
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
inheritance · succession · customary · ceremonial · elder · patriarch · matriarch · bloodline
Position in hierarchy
- successionFollowing in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- positionLocation or stance
- statusOne's relative position
order · structure · pecking order · stratification · echelon · tier · gradation · level
High regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- eminenceElevated rank or renown
nobility · renown · recognition · acclaim · status · reputation · prominence · majesty
Required moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- trustConfidence in another
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
charge · custody · guardianship · care · stewardship · answerability · liability · allegiance
leadership
Ability to direct others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
dominion · sovereignty · control · power · jurisdiction · administration · oversight · direction · mandate · decree
hereditary
Passed through generations
dynasty · inheritance · succession · customary · ceremonial · elder · patriarch · matriarch · bloodline · kinship
rank
Position in hierarchy
- successionFollowing in order
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- positionLocation or stance
status · order · structure · pecking order · stratification · echelon · tier · gradation · level · ranking
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- dignityInnate personal worth
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
eminence · nobility · renown · recognition · acclaim · status · reputation · prominence · majesty · grandeur
duty
Required moral task
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- trustConfidence in another
burden · charge · custody · guardianship · care · stewardship · answerability · liability · allegiance · fidelity
chiefshipsubordination
Lower position in hierarchy
subservience · followership · rank and file · servitude · subjection
chiefshipservitude
Compulsory labor under masters
subjection · powerlessness · subjugation · bondage · thralldom
chief, chiefly, chieftain, chieftaincy, chiefdom, chieftains, chieftainship