Sentence examples for hereditary chief from inspiring English sources

Túpac Amaru II was a cacique (hereditary chief) in the Tinta region of southern Peru.

His father was the elected governor of Ashanti Province and a hereditary chief of the Fante people.

Every village, though comprising members of several distinct clans, was an independent political unit ruled by a hereditary chief.

Each Gabrielino village had a hereditary chief; shamanism was an important part of Gabrielino religion and healing practices.

When Petronas made the offer, Lax Kw'alaams hereditary chief Yahaan says he believed the community — poor and with few employment prospects — might vote yes.

(AP) — Aurelius H. Piper Sr., hereditary chief of the Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Tribe, died on Aug. 3 at the tribe's reservation in Trumbull.

Their political system consists of hereditary chiefs and subordinate officials.

Christie agreed, saying the hereditary chiefs legal claim to rightful control is "airtight".

Hereditary chiefs had authority over all inhabitants of their clan areas, regardless of kinship.

He was particular friends with Cinon Duro, the last of the Mesa Grande hereditary chiefs, who died in 1906.

There were also hereditary chiefs who exercised political control over large areas and received tribute from cultivators of the soil.