Associations to the word «Chiefdom»

Wiktionary

CHIEFDOM, noun. An area or region governed by a chief.
CHIEFDOM, noun. (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe but smaller or simpler than a state.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche