high chief
Top indigenous ruler
A high chief is a paramount leader among chiefs, holding authority over multiple tribes, clans, or lesser chiefs within a hierarchical system.
The title appears in Polynesian societies and other cultures with stratified chieftainships: The high chief of Samoa presided over the ceremony.
In fantasy and gaming contexts, high chief often denotes the supreme ruler of an orcish or tribal faction.
- paramountOf supreme significance
- sovereignSupreme in power
- tribal leaderHead of indigenous group
- overlordSupreme feudal superior
- tribalOf a clan
throne · feathered · ceremonial · elder · crown · ruler · kingdom · ancestral · warrior · clan · noble · polynesian · mana · regalia · dominion · sacred · sacred duty · lineage
- tribal leadersheadman, sachem, sagamore, tribal authority, cacique
- tribal peopletribespeople, tribesman, clan member, clan leaders, clan elders
- Polynesian Titleschieftess
- Samoan Chiefstitle holder, traditional leaders