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1. Galloglach n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1703
   . 1703 M. Martin Western Islands 104: Every Chieftain had a bold Armour-Bearer, whose Business was 
2. Schore n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823
   SCHORE , n . Used in quot. below to mean a chieftain. The word was prob. adopted from Jam. from a 
3. Kintye n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
   , 'head of the house', but the phonology is improbable and the phr. means only 'a chieftain, head of a 
4. Luchtach n.[1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1703-1939
   number of young gentlemen call'd Luchtaeh [sic] or Guard de corps , who always attended the chieftain 
5. Begoted ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]1823-1933
   pronunciation to the reply of the Norse chieftain (Hrolf or Rollo) to a request that he should kiss the foot of 
6. Boun v., p.p., ppl. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1768-1917
   chafed chieftain, 'and still less for thee Pollochock, especially when such game is a-foot as we are 
7. Taisch n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0]1785-1985
   demise of his venerable chieftain confirmed his conviction of its being a Taish , (or shadowy 
8. Vassal n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1709-1966
   subaltern right. Sc. 1806 Scott Letters (Cent. Ed.) I. 335: Landlord and tenant Chieftain and 
9. Himsel pron.[0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1998
   chieftain in a clan, the husband in a household, a minister in a congregation, an employer, the 'boss 
10. Shenachie n.[0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1716-2000
    , genealogy, traditions, etc., attached to the household of a clan chieftain or person of high rank, now a 
11. Toiseach n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1768-1957
    , corresponding in the Lowlands to an Anglo-Saxon Thane and developing in feudal times into a clan chieftain 
12. Michaelmas n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1721-1956
    . There are said to exist some very old marriage articles of the daughter of a chieftain, in which the 
13. My possess. adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1787-2004
    , milord , a Haggis , prob. a jocular reference to Burns's mode of address to the haggis: 'great chieftain 
14. Knab n.2[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0]1748-1980
    . 1 . A person of importance or prestige; †a leader, chieftain; one of moderate wealth, one who lays 
15. Young adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1704-1964
    chieftain or his estate to indicate his eldest son and successor. Sc. 1747 Lyon in Mourning (S.H.S 
16. Couthie adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1999
    chieftain were well known to each other, and had often been couthy together. w.Dmf. 1915 J. L. Waugh 
17. Yella adj., v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1750-1998
    their neighbours of Rum, who having been converted by the cane of their chieftain, are called 
18. Clan n.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1724-2005
    , Descended of a noble clan Sc. 1796 Michael Bruce Poems on Several Occasions 34: The chieftain 
19. Tammie prop. n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1701-2002
    lair o' the Warrior-Chieftain, Tam o' Norrie, slain in weir.' One steps forward in front of the row 
20. The adj.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-2004
    of a Scottish or Irish chieftain which happens to be a patronymic beginning with Mac or O'. (2 

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Results prior to 1700
From A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
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1. Schenachy n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0]1450-1683
   history, genealogy, traditions, etc., attached to the household of a clan chieftain or person of high rank 
2. Toschoch n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0]1502-1663
   status to the thane ( Than(e n. 1 ) and developing in feudal times into the clan chieftain. Also as 
3. Chefftane n.[0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0]1420-1639
   , variant of chevetaine . The more usual Sc. form is Chiftane .] A chief or chieftain; a leader. c1420 
4. Ledar n.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1375-1688
   leaders of the armie 5 . A leader, ruler, governor, chieftain, of a nation or group. Also transf 
5. Superior n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1472-1699
   another or oneself); a senior official, leader, chieftain, or the like. 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 

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