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noun
1.
the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
2.
the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief.
3.
(initial capital letter) U.S. Army. a title of some advisers to the Chief of Staff, who do not, in most instances, command the troop units of their arms or services: Chief of Engineers; Chief Signal Officer.
4.
Informal. boss or leader: We'll have to talk to the chief about this.
5.
Heraldry.
a.
the upper area of an escutcheon.
b.
an ordinary occupying this area.
adjective
6.
highest in rank or authority: the chief priest; the chief administrator.
7.
most important; principal: his chief merit; the chief difficulty.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
adverb
Idiom8.
Archaic. chiefly; principally.
9.
in chief,
a.
in the chief position; highest in rank (used in combination): editor in chief; commander in chief.
b.
Heraldry. in the upper part of an escutcheon.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French chief, chef, Old French chef < Vulgar Latin *capum, re-formation of Latin caput head
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French chief, chef, Old French chef < Vulgar Latin *capum, re-formation of Latin caput head
Related forms
chief·less, adjective
chief·ship, noun
sub·chief, noun
un·der·chief, noun
Antonyms
6. subordinate.
6. subordinate.
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chief
c.1300 (n. and adj.), from O.Fr. chief "leader, ruler, head" (of something), from L.L. capum, from L. caput "head" (see head).
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