chieftainly

English

Etymology

From chieftain +‎ -ly. Piecewise doublet of captainly.

Adjective

chieftainly (comparative more chieftainly, superlative most chieftainly)

  1. Befitting a chieftain.
    • 2015 August 26, Jan Morris, “‘Paradise of the Pacific,’ by Susanna Moore”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      But anyway, if healthy minds in healthy bodies was a New England requirement then, at least chieftainly Hawaiians, though frequently corpulent, were impressively fit.
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