chieftains
Clan authority figures
Chieftains are leaders of clans, tribes, or other traditional groups.
The word carries associations with Scottish Highland clans, Native American tribes, and similar societies organized around kinship and territory.
A chieftain holds authority through lineage, custom, or personal prestige rather than formal election: The chieftains gathered to discuss the treaty.
Supreme independent authority
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
power · influence · control · supremacy · ascendancy · reign · mandate · sway
Related group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- eldersSenior community members
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- kinshipState of being related
ancestors · customs · rituals · totem · shaman · ceremony · village · settlement
Armed conflict between groups
- raidsSudden armed attacks
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- battleArmed military engagement
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
war band · campaign · siege · defense · alliance · strategy · tactics · cavalry
Of Irish-Welsh descent
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- HighlandScottish upland region
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
African · Polynesian · Native American · Maori · Zulu · Viking · Norse · Germanic
Family line of descent
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
descent · forebears · pedigree · genealogy · succession · birthright · heir · firstborn
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
rule · power · influence · control · supremacy · ascendancy · reign · mandate · sway · command
clan
Related group sharing ancestry
kinship · ancestors · customs · rituals · totem · shaman · ceremony · village · settlement · gathering
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
warriors · war band · campaign · siege · defense · alliance · strategy · tactics · cavalry · fortification
Celtic
Of Irish-Welsh descent
Gaelic · African · Polynesian · Native American · Maori · Zulu · Viking · Norse · Germanic · Apache
ancestry
Family line of descent
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
legacy · descent · forebears · pedigree · genealogy · succession · birthright · heir · firstborn · noble blood
- Greek Independenceuprising, Greek War of Independence, liberation struggle, revolt, revolutionaries
- Norse lawthing, lawman, lawmen, outlawry, blood feud
- historical figureshistorical figures, leaders, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, Joan of Arc
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, raiding, Norse settlers
- Bronze Agebronze swords, bronze, bronze tools, bronze jewelry, bronze dagger
- Celtic CultureCelts, Celtic cross, Celtic knots, Celtic knot, Celtic music
chieftainsfollowers
People who support someone
subordinates · subjects · underlings · commoners · servants
chieftainscommon people
Non-elite members of society
masses · populace · tribespeople · clansmen · villagers