chief
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
Other meanings
Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
“Bob is our troubleshooter in chief.”
The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
Synonyms
- chieftain
- tribal chief
Related words
- band chief
- base chief
- big white chief
- chiefdom
- chiefery
- chiefess
- chief hare
- chiefhood
- chiefie
- chiefless
- chiefling
- chief of party
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “chief” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.