Chiefery

/ˈtʃiːfəri/ noun

Definition

The position, authority, or office of a chief; the system or practice of rule by a chief.

Etymology

Formed from 'chief' plus the suffix '-ery,' which creates nouns describing a practice, occupation, or place (similar to 'archery,' 'bravery,' 'drollery'). This is an archaic or rare term.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-ery' is wonderfully creative in English—it can mean a place (like 'bakery'), a practice (like 'archery'), or a quality (like 'bravery'), which makes '-ery' one of the most flexible word-building tools in the language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሪነት
me-ree-net
ARالعربية
سلطة
sultah
BNবাংলা
নেতৃত্ব
ne-te-r-tw
CACatalà
lideratge
lee-der-at-geh
CSČeština
vlada
vlah-dah
DADansk
lederskab
led-er-skaab
DEDeutsch
Herrschaft
her-shoft
ELΕλληνικά
ηγέτης
i-ge-tehs
ESEspañol
jefatura
he-fuh-tah-rah
FAفارسی
رهبری
reh-be-ree
FISuomi
johtajuus
joh-taa-joo-us
FRFrançais
chef-lieu
shef-l-oo
GUGU
નેતૃત્વ
neh-thri-th
HAHA
shugabanci
shuh-gah-ban-chee
HEעברית
מנהיגות
me-neh-ee-got
HIहिन्दी
सरकार
sar-kaar
HUMagyar
vezérség
veh-zer-sheg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepemimpinan
keh-pem-in-po-an
IGIG
ncheta
n-cheh-tah
ITItaliano
autorità
aw-toh-ree-tah
JA日本語
指導権
shido-ken
KKKK
бас
bas
KMKM
ច្បាប់
ch-bap
KO한국어
수장권
sujang-gwon
MRMR
नेतृत्व
neh-thri-th
MSBahasa Melayu
ketua
keh-too-ah
MYမြန်မာ
lider
lee-der
NLNederlands
leiding
lay-ding
NONorsk
lederskap
led-er-skap
PAPA
নেਤਾ
neh-tah
PLPolski
władza
vlad-za
PTPortuguês
chefatura
she-fuh-tah-rah
RORomână
autoritate
aw-toh-ree-tah-teh
RUРусский
власть
vlast'
SVSvenska
ledarskap
led-ar-skap
SWKiswahili
uongozi
oo-on-goh-zee
TAதமிழ்
தலைமை
tha-lai-mai
TEతెలుగు
నేతృత్వం
ne-thri-th-vam
THไทย
อำนาจ
am-nah-chaht
TLTL
pamumuno
pa-mu-mu-noh
TRTürkçe
liderlik
lee-der-lik
UKУкраїнська
керівництво
ker-iv-nyt-stvo
URاردو
नेतृत्व
ne-thri-th
VITiếng Việt
quyền lãnh đạo
kwee-en lanh-dao
YOYO
ọ̀kan
oh-kan
ZH中文
首领地位
shǒulǐng dìwèi
ZUZU
umusa
oo-moo-sah

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