subchief

noun

sub·​chief ˈsəb-ˌchēf 

variants or sub-chief

plural subchiefs or sub-chiefs

: a chief who is subordinate to another chief

A fairly complex political system was developed with a head chief in the main town and a subchief in each village.

—Barbara A. Leitch

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above