Sentence:  On the domain level, two <WSD>doyens</WSD>, called “Lords of the Land” were entitled to some further specific prerogatives, including the right to lead rituals on behalf of all the villages of the domain (i.e. the domain of the clan of the <WSD>doyen</WSD> and, therefore, the clan considered the founder of the oldest village). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The senior, or eldest male member of a group.