chiefdom

chiefdom读音音标

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chiefdom意思解释

n.

首领的地位，首领的；

英英释义

A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or \'houses\'. These elites form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group.