chieftaincy
chieftainship

Though there were a number older than he, they acknowledged his chieftaincy.

During this period efforts were made to define and protect chieftaincy.

So both structures, the political and the chieftaincy plays a major role in development of this village.

We were never subjected to chieftaincy and traditional authority even under apartheid.

Ghana's traditional courts deal only with matters related to Chieftaincy.

In his absence, she devoted herself to defending her son's claim to the chieftaincy.

The heir to the chieftaincy assumed power with a great offering to the gods.

In many parts of West Africa, there is an old chieftaincy tradition.

The chieftaincy titles are very common and highly regarded.

He was a servant of the people; the chieftaincy itself was at stake.

He was rewarded with a chieftaincy title for his effort in defending Ibadan.

He was next in line to the chieftaincy of the Jamali tribe.

Traditionally, the Isiagu was given to a man when he received a chieftaincy title.

There are a number of ongoing chieftaincy disputes in Ghana that generally involve competition over limited resources.

The document listed the various classes of chieftaincy and the order of precedence within each class.

The Urhobo have honored him with two chieftaincy titles.

He was politically sensitive, gaining fame in the chieftaincy and political milieu of Ibadan.

The prolific engineer and politician amongst many other chieftaincy titles:

This move is the root of a long dispute about Mbanderu paramount chieftaincy.

I don't want the tribe to face what is coming under the chieftaincy of a man like Tasgetius."

It is under the Ministry for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs.

In Dagbon, party politics and membership to the parties were strongly chieftaincy aligned.

The town is the chieftaincy seat of Dibia chiefdom.

The chieftaincy in Trincomalee was at times incorporated into the northern Kingdom.

A recipient of several chieftaincy titles, Chief Ihedioha is also a committed community leader.