Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subchieftain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-chief-tain
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lesser or secondary chieftain.

Etymology

From sub- + chieftain.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

subchieftains (plural)

Questions

What does subchieftain mean?
A lesser or secondary chieftain.
Where does subchieftain come from?
From sub- + chieftain.

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