Definition of chief

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of chief is as below...

Chief (n.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs..

Lern More About Chief

Archchamberlain :: Archchamberlain (n.) A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England..
Special :: Special (a.) Chief in excellence.
Handcloth :: Handcloth (n.) A handkerchief.
Think :: Think (v. t.) To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought..
Chief Baron :: Chief baron () The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
Arch :: Arch (a.) Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.
Sachem :: Sachem (n.) A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.
Horn :: Horn (n.) An emblem of a cuckold; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Arboriculture :: Arboriculture (n.) The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes..
Chanter :: Chanter (n.) The chief singer of the chantry.
Jugular :: "Jugular (a.) One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck; -- called also the jugular vein..
Solicitor-general :: Solicitor-general (n.) The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States..
Credence :: Credence (n.) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose..
Head :: Head (n.) The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll; cephalon..
Parament :: Parament (n.) Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in the plural..
Pomatum :: Pomatum (n.) A perfumed unguent or composition, chiefly used in dressing the hair; pomade..
Hurter :: Hurter (n.) Injury; damage; detriment; harm; mischief.
Nautch :: Nautch (n.) An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.
Hedgehog :: Hedgehog (n.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects..
Loki :: Loki (n.) The evil deity, the author of all calamities and mischief, answering to the African of the Persians..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us