SINCE 1828
subchief
noun
sub·chief
| \ ˈsəb-ˌchēf
\
\
variants:
or sub-chief
plural subchiefs
or sub-chiefs
Definition of subchief
: a chief who is subordinate to a 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
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