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Chief , chief / chēf/ • n. 1. a leader or ruler of a people or clan: the chief of the village. ∎ the person with the highest rank in an organization: the chi… arch- , arch- repr. ult. Gr. arkh(i)- chief, comb. form f. base of arkhós chief, arkhḗ rule, as in arkhággelos archangel, arkhidiā́konos archdeacon, arkhiepí… Joseph (chief Joseph) , Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph
Born Spring 1840
Wallowa Valley, present-day Oregon
Nespelem, Oregon
"It is cold and we have no blankets. The little childr… SHAYKH , SHAYKH
A general title of respect.
The term shaykh (also sheikh), can be applied to an elderly man, a tribal chief, a ruler of a shaykhdom along the… Chief Justice , The presiding, most senior, or principal judge of a court. Although the office of the chief justice of the supreme court of the united states is a pr… Consul , con·sul / ˈkänsəl/ • n. 1. an official appointed by a government to live in a foreign city and protect and promote the government's citizens and inte…
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