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Chieftain vs Potentate - What's the difference?

chieftain | potentate | Related terms |

Chieftain is a related term of potentate.


As nouns the difference between chieftain and potentate

is that chieftain is a leader of a clan or tribe while potentate is a powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

chieftain

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A leader of a clan or tribe.
  • A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain.

    • Synonyms

    * (A very powerful person) chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, heid bummer, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon

    potentate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler
  • * 1592 , , Henry VI, Part I , act iii, scene 2
    • But Kings and mightie?t Potentates mu?t die,
    For that's the end of humane mi?erie.
  • * 1900 , , "Sister Carrie"
    • She was now one of a group of oriental beauties who, in the second act of the comic opera, were paraded by the vizier before the new potentate as the treasures of his harem.

    Related terms

    * potence * potency * potent * potential * potentiality