chiefdom
US /ˈtʃiːf.dəm/
UK /ˈtʃiːf.dəm/
名詞
首長制社会, 首長領
a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families
例:
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The island was divided into several powerful chiefdoms.
その島はいくつかの強力な首長制社会に分かれていた。
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Anthropologists study the transition from tribes to chiefdoms.
人類学者は部族から首長制社会への移行を研究している。