"chief" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancien français]

IPA: *\tʃjef\ Forms: chiés [singular], chiés [plural], chef
  1. Tête.
    Sense id: fr-chief-fro-noun-6xUsJ~fv
  2. Chef, leader. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: fr-chief-fro-noun-fLrpq1Q8
  3. Fin, terme.
    Sense id: fr-chief-fro-noun-M4Nce7Am Categories (other): Exemples en ancien français, Exemples en ancien français à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: teste Derived forms: couvrechief, de chief en chief

Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \tʃiːf\, tʃiːf Audio: En-us-chief.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-chief.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-chief.wav
  1. Principal.
    Sense id: fr-chief-en-adj-07TxuL9m
  2. Dominant, principal.
    Sense id: fr-chief-en-adj-VQoV-Svs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chiefly

Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \tʃiːf\, tʃiːf Audio: En-us-chief.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-chief.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-chief.wav Forms: chiefs [plural]
  1. Chef (responsable, leader).
    Sense id: fr-chief-en-noun-Hflsmu0u
  2. Chef ; tiers supérieur d'un blason.
    Sense id: fr-chief-en-noun-u4Xg0HMc Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’héraldique Topics: heraldry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [Moyen français]

Forms: chef
  1. Tête.
    Sense id: fr-chief-frm-noun-6xUsJ~fv
  2. Chef.
    Sense id: fr-chief-frm-noun-tAhQWEio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chef

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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