"chief" meaning in Old French

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃjeːf/ Forms: chief oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], chiés [oblique, plural], chiés [nominative, singular], chief [nominative, plural]
Etymology: First known attestation 881 in The Sequence of Saint Eulalia. From Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|VL.|capus}} Vulgar Latin capus, {{inh|fro|la|caput}} Latin caput Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} chief oblique singular, m (oblique plural chiés, nominative singular chiés, nominative plural chief)
  1. (anatomy) head Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-chief-fro-noun-ny5tM6Nx Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. leader, chief
    Sense id: en-chief-fro-noun-KEud9DLD
  3. front (foremost side of something)
    Sense id: en-chief-fro-noun-1p15Xi7P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cap (alt: Occitanism found in La Vie de Saint Léger, circa 980), chef, cief

Alternative forms

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