DCHP-2
war chief Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See 1856 quote.
See also: war captain warrior chief
- 1760 The war-chief is no more than a spectator in it, with his pipe in his mouth. . . .
- 1823 Arrived at this place on Thursday last, Sakianahawie, the great war chief of Delaware village.
- 1856 (1923) Besides being captain in common with the others, he was styled the great war chief or head of the camp; and on all public occasions he occupied the place of president.
- 1960 Bear's-Paw, war chief. Bear's Paw's mother went hunting porcupine, carrying her axe on her back.
- 1760 The war-chief is no more than a spectator in it, with his pipe in his mouth. . . .