English Dictionary

chief

/t͡ʃiːf/

noun

A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

The chief of the tribe made important decisions for the community.

意味（1）

A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.

意味（2）

(heraldry) 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.

When the Chief is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be On a Chief.

意味（3）

The principal part or top of anything.

意味（4）

(sometimes ironic) An informal term of address.

意味（5）

(US, Canada, offensive) An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations man.