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