hereditary chief

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hereditary
adjective
uk
/hɪˈred.ɪ.tər.i/us
/həˈred.ə.ter.i/
(of characteristics or diseases) passing from a parent to a child through the ...
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chief
noun[C]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of ...
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(Definition ofhereditaryandchieffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Because it is the site of a nineteenth-century mission, there is nohereditarychief.
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The forfeited estates were managed by factors who were much more efficient than ahereditarychiefcould ever have been.
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If the chiefs have to approve their candidature, they will undoubtedly be favourable to the hereditary chiefs.
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Hereditary chiefs and appointed headmen with very limited powers acted as local intermediaries between the protectorate administration and the local people.
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They are also governed by a council of hereditary chiefs.
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Some tribes had no hereditary chiefs and were directly governed by the tribal councils.
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Caulker descendants ruled as hereditary chiefs at least up until 1984.
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He built large armies, breaking from clan tradition by placing the armies under the control of his own officers rather than of the hereditary chiefs.
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Although they had hereditary chiefs, their authority was limited.
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Political and religious power rested with community elders rather than hereditary chiefs.
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The hereditary chiefs were selected from men who belonged to the important clans of the matrilineal culture.
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Four hereditary chiefs guide the community and inform the work of council.
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In 1866 the district councils were formed, elected, which were given the powers of the traditional hereditary chiefs.
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They gradually consolidated authority under hereditary chiefs who exacted tribute, sent men to war, and coordinated the resistance against northern incursions and rival claimants to the lands.
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Hereditary chiefs were born into certain clans.
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Rabuka argued that hereditary chiefs should retain paramount decision-making power.
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