Word: chieftains
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chief
tains
Definition: Plural of chieftain; the head of a tribe or clan
Morphemes:
Affix: chieftain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leader of a clan or tribe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.