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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishcheef,chef, fromOld Frenchchef,chief(“leader”), fromVulgar Latincapus, fromLatincaput(“head”) (from which alsocaptain,chieftain), fromProto-Italic*kaput, fromProto-Indo-European*káput.Doublet ofcape(“point of land”),capo,caput, andchef through Latin (possibly also related tocape(“sleeveless garment”) andcap(“head covering”) fromLatincappa); doublet ofhead andHowth through Proto-Indo-European.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chief (pluralchiefs)

  2. Theleader orhead of atribe,organisation,business unit, or othergroup.[from 13th c.]
    • 1857 May 11 [1856 March 1],A. S. Waugh,Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London,page346:
      In virtue of this privilege, in testimony of my affectionate respect for a reveredchief, in conformity with what I believe to be the wish of all the Members of the scientific department, over which I have the honour to preside, and to perpetuate the memory of that illustrious master of accurate geographical research, I have determined to name this noble peak of the Himalayas ‘Mont Everest.’
    • 1994, Nelson Mandela,Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London:Abacus, published2010, page 4:
      My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was achief by both blood and custom.
    All firefighters report to the firechief.
  3. (uncountable, only with "in") Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
    Bob is our troubleshooter inchief.
  4. (heraldry) The top part of ashield orescutcheon; more specifically, anordinary consisting of the upper part of thefield cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.[from 15th c.]
    • 1889, Charles Norton Elvin,A Dictionary of Heraldry:
      When theChief is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "On aChief".
  5. The principal part or top of anything.
  6. (sometimes ironic)An informal term of address.
    1. (offensive)An informal term of address for aNative American orFirst Nations man.

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English terms starting with “chief”

Terms derived fromchief (noun)

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Translations

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leader of group, etc.
head of an organization
heraldic term
informal address
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Adjective

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chief (comparativechieferormorechief,superlativechiefestormostchief)

  1. Primary;principal.
    Negligence was thechief cause of the disaster.
    • 1727, Tobias Swinden, “The Improbability of Hell Fire’s Being in, or about the Center of the Earth”, inAn Enquiry into the Nature and Place of Hell. […] With a Supplement, wherein the Notions of A[rch]b[isho]p[John] Tillotson, Dr. Lupton, and Others, as to the Eternity of Hell Torments, are Impartially Represented. And the Rev. Mr. Wall’s Sentiments of this Learned Work, 2nd edition, London: Printed by H. P. forTho[mas] Astley, at the Dolphin and Crown inSt. Paul's Church-Yard,→OCLC,pages98–99:
      […] But when we find that they [volcanoes] are but few in Number, and thechiefeſt of thoſe too near the torrid Zone, and from their Tops to iſſue forth, now clear Fire, then thick, black Smoke, and ſometimes little or nothing at all; we muſt conclude, that they are only particular Fires, probably of theSun’s kindling at firſt, and ſince continued by the caſual and incidental Applications of thatPabulum, which thoſe Part of the Earth adminiſter to them.
    • 2011, Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney,Willpower,→ISBN, page113:
      Researchers found that one of thechief effects of drinking was to reduce people's ability to monitor their own behavior.
  2. (Scotland)Intimate,friendly.
    • 2006, James Robertson,The Testament of Gideon Mack, page324:
      'You’re doing it because she was your friend, not because she was a parishioner, and certainly not because of the Declaratory Articles,' Macmurray said, pushing himself forward on his seat. 'Everybody knows howchief you and she were. It was an unfitting relationship for a minister while she was alive, and it is equally unfitting for you to do her a favour like this now she's dead.'

Translations

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primary; principal

Verb

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chief (third-person singular simple presentchiefs,present participlechiefing,simple past and past participlechiefed)

  1. (slang) Tosmokecannabis.
  2. (slang) Tosteal.
    • 2012, Marquis "Cream" Cureton,When the Smoke Clears (page 268)
      Hechiefed on the bud like a pro, taking long deep hits and holding it within until he had inhaled as much of the weed smoke as he could.
    • 2024 June 3, “Wah Gwan Delilah” (2:04 from the start)‎[1]performed by Snowd4y ft.Drake:
      Wah gwan, Delilah, peeped your batty from afar / The way I'mchiefing on these Russian Creams[referring to a brand of cigar] / My lungs are full of tar,[coughing noise] I'm on the way

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Middle English

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Noun

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chief

  1. Alternative form ofchef

Adjective

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chief

  1. Alternative form ofchef

Middle French

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Etymology

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FromOld Frenchchief.

Noun

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chief m (pluralchiefs)

  1. head

Descendants

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  • French:chef (see there for further descendants)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • cap(Occitanism found in La Vie de Saint Léger, circa 980)
  • chef,cief

Etymology

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First known attestation 881 inTheSequence of Saint Eulalia. FromVulgar Latincapus, fromLatincaput.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chiefoblique singular, m (oblique pluralchiés,nominative singularchiés,nominative pluralchief)

  1. (anatomy)head
  2. leader,chief
  3. front(foremost side of something)

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