condoled chief

noun

A tribal chief who sits on the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

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Meanings

nouncondoled chief (plural condoled chiefs)

plural condoled chiefs

  1. A tribal chief who sits on the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

    A condoled chief sits on the Grand Council that forms the leadership of the Confederacy.

    2020, Jorge Barrera, “Together we can make it better: Mohawk faithkeeper explains the spiritual importance of Tyendinaga”, in CBC News
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    The hereditary chiefs of Six Nations introduced Prince Edward to war veterans surviving family members and then led the royal through a traditional ceremony naming him Dayonhemseia, "Dawn of the Day" — and a condoled chief of the Mohawk Turtle clan.

    2019, “Centennial anniversary of Prince of Wales becoming condoled Mohawk chief”, in Two Row Times

Origin

From condoled + chief. Condoled refers to the fact that condoled chiefs are normally appointed during a condolence ceremony for a deceased previous chief.

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condoled chief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condoled%20chief

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“condoled chief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condoled%20chief. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “condoled chief,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condoled%20chief.

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