captain, chieftain
(noun) the leader of a group of people; “a captain of industry”
headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
(noun) the head of a tribe or clan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chieftain (plural chieftains)
A leader of a clan or tribe.
(by extension) A leader of a group.
• (leader of a clan or tribe): chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon
Source: Wiktionary
Chief"tain, n. Etym: [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief.]
Definition: A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.
Syn.
– Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
