condoled chief
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A tribal chief who sits on the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Example Sentences
- "The hereditary chiefs of Six Nations introduced Prince Edward to war veterans surviving family members and then led the royal through a traditional ceremony naming him Dayonhemseia, "Dawn of the Day" — and a condoled chief of the Mohawk Turtle clan."
- "A condoled chief sits on the Grand Council that forms the leadership of the Confederacy."
Etymology
From condoled + chief. Condoled refers to the fact that condoled chiefs are normally appointed during a condolence ceremony for a deceased previous chief.