chief

One entry found for chief.

Main Entry: ³chief
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French chief, chef head, chief, from Latin caput head -- more at HEAD
1 : the upper part of a heraldic field
2 : the head of a body of persons or an organization : LEADER <chief of police>
3 : the principal or most valuable part <would never rest till she had read the chief of the letter to him -- Jane Austen>
- chief·dom /-d&m/ noun
- chief·ship /-"ship/ noun
- in chief : in the chief position or place -- often used in titles <commander in chief>