chief
noun
[ tʃiːf ]
• a leader or ruler of a people or clan.
• "the chief of the village"
Similar:
leader,
chieftain,
head,
headman,
ruler,
overlord,
master,
commander,
suzerain,
seigneur,
liege,
liege lord,
potentate,
sachem,
leading,
principal,
premier,
highest,
foremost,
supreme,
grand,
superior,
arch-,
directing,
governing,
number-one,
• an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across the top of the shield.
chief
adjective
• most important.
• "the chief reason for the spending cuts"
Similar:
main,
principal,
most important,
uppermost,
primary,
prime,
first,
cardinal,
central,
key,
focal,
vital,
crucial,
essential,
pivotal,
supreme,
predominant,
pre-eminent,
paramount,
overriding,
leading,
major,
ruling,
dominant,
highest,
arch,
number-one,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chief, chef, based on Latin caput ‘head’.
