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The season 2 finale, which premiered in September 2022, killed off Spear himself after a battle with a Viking chieftain.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2025 The moai statues were built in honor of chieftains and other important people who had died.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025 The clash sees Cliff Curtis’ spurned chieftain Keōua, now high on his own supply as the chosen of the volcano Gods, on the one side; then, Kaina Makua’s reluctant, good-hearted king Kamehameha, and Jason Momoa’s vengeful chief of war Ka’iana on the other.—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025 This old-fashioned adventure stars Liam Neeson as the eponymous real-life chieftain, who in 18th-century Scotland romances Mary MacGregor (Jessica Lange) and goes on the run to clear his name after being falsely targeted by Archibald Cunningham (Tim Roth).—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chieftain
Word History
Etymology
Middle English chieftaine, from Anglo-French chevetain, from Late Latin capitaneus chief — more at captain
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