chieftain
意味
- (部族の)指導者;酋長;(盗賊などの)首領
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain; related to chief.