Home › Words › C › chiefshipchiefshipchiefship means the role or position of a chief.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, chiefship ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom chief + -ship. Piecewise doublet of headship.nounThe role or position of a chief.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chieftainry 82% match — The role or status of chieftain. vs chiefship →chiefery 82% match — The status or role of a chief; chieftainship. vs chiefship →chiefdom 81% match — The role or status of chief. vs chiefship →chiefhood 81% match — The state of being a chief. vs chiefship →headship 81% match — The position of a head or chief. vs chiefship →chieftaincy 80% match — The position or period of rule of a chief. vs chiefship →chieftainship 78% match — The state of being a chieftain vs chiefship →chiefness 76% match — Quality of being chief, or principal. vs chiefship →