chefftane
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chefftane (plural chefftanes)
- (Early Scots) chieftain
References edit
- “chefftane” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.