Sentence examples for chieftain by from inspiring English sources

The company then played first Mirette, composed by André Messager, then The Chieftain, by F. C. Burnand and Sullivan.

When Sir John Perrot was lord deputy (1584 88), a number of agreements were made with individual landowners and chieftains by which their titles were officially recognized in return for regular fixed payments.

But some Mahdi Army factions may be targeting foreigners in general in response to the arrest and killing of several of their chieftains by American forces in the course of the four-month-old "surge" of soldiers into Baghdad.American commanders have until now regarded Mr Sadr as "reconcilable", saying he has usually acquiesced in their attempt to pacify the city.

They are officially recognised as clan chieftains by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

They were presided over by the local chieftain or by a law speaker (one unusually learned in the unrecorded law) and were dominated by the most influential members of the community.

Cooder has assembled his usual stellar cast of musicians to accompany him on this journey: Red Cat's wanderings are haunted by the tin whistle of Paddy Maloney, the original Chieftain, and by the bluegrass mandolin genius Roland White.

After "Luv," Mr. Donner returned to Britain with a coming-of-age film, "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush" (1968), about a teenage boy's sexual fantasies, and "Alfred the Great" (1969), a sweeping, big-budget historical drama that pitted David Hemmings, as Alfred, against a savage Viking chieftain, played by Michael York.

The first Hoysala family record is dated 950 and names Arekalla as the chieftain, followed by Maruga and Nripa Kama I (976).

Then came the Boston Pops (basically the Boston Symphony without principal players), conducted by John Williams with and without the Irish band the Chieftains, and by Keith Lockhart with and without the actor and singer Mandy Patinkin.

The Chieftains, led by Paddy Moloney, have been acclaimed for their role in the revival of Celtic music.

In response, the army and the chieftains, headed by Einar Thambarskelfir, opposed any plans of invading Denmark.