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1. (n.) chief
the head or leader of an organized body:
the chief of police.
2. chief
the ruler of a tribe or clan:
an Indian chief.
3. chief
the upper area of a heraldic field.
4. (adj.) chief
highest in rank or authority.
5. chief
most important; principal:
the chief difficulty.
6. (adv.) chief
Archaic. chiefly.
7. chief
highest in rank (used in combination):
commander in chief.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < AF chief, chef < VL *capum, L caputhead)
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| Definition of 'chief' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) head, chief, top dog
a person who is in charge
"the head of the whole operation"
2. (noun) foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss
a person who exercises control over workers
"if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
3. (adj) headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief
the head of a tribe or clan
4. (adj) chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)
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"
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1. (adjective) chief
the main or most common
the chief cause of divorce
2. chief
the most senior
the chief executive
3. (noun) chief
the person in charge
a tribal chief
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| Definition of 'chief' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) chief
highest in office or rank; principal; head
2. (adj) chief
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
3. (adj) chief
very intimate, near, or close
4. (noun) chief
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
5. (noun) chief
the principal part; the most valuable portion
6. (noun) chief
the upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs
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| Definitions of 'chief' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. chief
the upper part of an escutcheon cut off by a horizontal line.
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Sense: greatest in importance etc
the chief cause of disease.
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 Afrikaans: hoof |
 Arabic: رئيسي |
 Bulgarian: главен |
 Brazilian: principal |
 Czech: hlavní |
 German: Haupt-... |
 Danish: hoved- |
 Greek: ο κύριος, ο πιο σημαντικό |
 Estonian: pea- |
 Farsi: مهمترین؛ عمده |
 Finnish: pää- |
 French: principal |
 Hebrew: רָאשִי, עִיקָרִי |
 Hindi: मुख्य |
 Croatian: vrhovni, glavni |
 Hungarian: fő |
 Indonesian: utama |
 Icelandic: aðal-; helstur |
 Italian: principale |
 Japanese: 主要な |
 Korean: 주요한 |
 Lithuanian: svarbiausias |
 Latvian: galvenais |
 Malay: utama |
 Dutch: belangrijkst |
 Norwegian: hoved-, over-, viktigst |
 Polish: główny |
 Persian: مهمترین؛ عمده |
 Pashto: رئيس، مشر، دغوړى رتبې خښت |
 Portuguese: principal |
 Romanian: principal |
 Russian: главный |
 Slovak: hlavný |
 Slovenian: glavni |
 Serbian: glavni |
 Swedish: huvud-, viktigast |
 Thai: สำคัญที่สุด |
 Turkish: başlıca, en önemli |
 Taiwanese: 首要的 |
 Ukrainian: найголовніший, основний |
 Urdu: بڑا ، مرکزی |
 Vietnamese: chủ yếu |
 Chinese: 首要的 |
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