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in chief

adj
/ɪn t͡ʃiːf/

Definitions

  1. Executive, the highest in command.

  2. The chief example

    The chief example; the worst offender.

    • No, it can't be Bill who gets assigned to this task. That dude is the slacker in chief around here.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, chief. In the chief of the escutcheon.

    • Erm. a fesse betw. two demi lions in chief and three mascles in base gu.
    • Arg. a saltire betw. a cross-gate in chief and in base and a crescent in each flank gu. / HEGENS, Scotland. Arg. a saltire engr. betw. a mullet in chief two crescents in flanks and a cross crosslet fitchy in base gu.

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