chefftane

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʃeften]

Noun

chefftane (plural chefftanes)

1. (Early Scots) chieftain

References

• “chefftane” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.