Definition of chief Chief
/ʧiˈf/ - [cheef] - chief
We found 19 definitions of chief from 8 different sources.
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What does chief mean?
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| chief - most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" | ||
| main, primary, principal, master | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chief (n.)
The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent. - chief (n.)
The principal part; the most valuable portion. - chief (n.)
The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs. - chief (a.)
Highest in office or rank; principal; head. - chief (a.)
Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man. - chief (a.)
Very intimate, near, or close.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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chief
A person who leads, rules, or is in charge. -
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Leader of a department or tribe. -
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Leader of a tribe
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chēf, adj. head: principal, highest, first: (Scot.) intimate.—adv. chiefly.—n. a head or principal person: a leader: the principal part or top of anything: (her.) an ordinary, consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally made to occupy one-third of the area of the shield.—ns. Chief′-bar′on, the President of the Court of Exchequer; Chief′dom, Chief′ship, state of being chief: sovereignty; Chief′ery, an Irish chieftaincy: the dues paid to a chief; Chief′ess, a female chief; Chief′-jus′tice (see Justice).—adj. Chief′less, without a chief or leader.—adv. Chief′ly, in the first place: principally: for the most part.—ns. Chief′ry, a rent paid to the supreme lord: a chief's lands; Chief′tain, the head of a clan: a leader or commander:—fem. Chief′tainess; Chief′taincy, Chief′tainship; Chief′tainry.—In chief (her.) means that the charge is borne in the upper part of the shield: applied to holding land directly from the sovereign: at the head, as commander-in-chief. [Fr. chef—L. caput, the head.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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See COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. A common abbreviation.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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The head or leader of any band or community; a commander. -
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In heraldry, an ordinary formed by a horizontal line occupying the upper part of the escutcheon. Any object borne in the upper or chief part of the shield is said to be in chief, though the chief be not divided off from the rest of the field as a separate portion.
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🔤- chief, noun, singular of chiefs.
- chief, adjective, not comparable.
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