condoled chief

English

Etymology

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

Noun

condoled chief (plural condoled chiefs)

  1. A tribal chief who sits on the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
    • 2019, Centennial anniversary of Prince of Wales becoming condoled Mohawk chief‎, Two Row Times:
      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.
    • 2020, Jorge Barrera, “Together we can make it better: Mohawk faithkeeper explains the spiritual importance of Tyendinaga”, in CBC News‎:
      A condoled chief sits on the Grand Council that forms the leadership of the Confederacy.
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