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The boss before bosses, leading by reputation when the only HR was a sharpened spear.
means The leader or head of a clan, tribe, or band — the one in charge by custom, blood, or sheer authority.
from From Old French 'chevetaine,' itself from Late Latin 'capitaneus,' meaning 'chief one,' built on Latin 'caput' — head. The same head sprouts a whole family tree: 'captain,' 'chief,' 'chapter,' even 'capital.' English borrowed it in the medieval period, and the 'tain' ending shares its bones with 'captain' — two words for the head of things, one that ruled the moor and one that ruled the ship.
- word root
- From Latin caput, meaning head
- tank namesake
- British Army's main battle tank wears the title
- clan duty
- Scottish chiefs settled disputes and led raids
- earned, not given
- Many tribes elected chieftains on merit
- comic legend
- Asterix's village led by Vitalstatistix
chief joseph — nez perce leader who led 1,200 people on a 1,170-mile retreat in 1877
sitting bull — lakota sioux chieftain who defeated custer at little bighorn in 1876
tecumseh — shawnee chieftain who united tribes against american expansion in early 1800s