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chiefie

noun

Etymology

From chief + -ie. Piecewise doublet of headie.

  1. derived from *káput✻
  2. derived from *kaput✻
  3. derived from caput — “head”
  4. derived from capus
  5. derived from chef
  6. inherited from cheef
  7. suffixed as chiefie — “chief + ie”

Definitions

  1. A chief.

    • And did you know the Chiefie said that one of our kites went in the drink last night?
    • Avoiding the Taceval man's gaze the 'chiefie' winked and pulled a face.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA