The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group

• He has been the chief of his tribe for 35 years.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• The section chief accepted the proposal.

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Headship, the status of being a chief or leaderrare

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 thirdrare

The principal part or top of anythingrare

An informal term of addressrare

An informal term of address.; An informal term of address for a Native American or First Nations manrare

Primary; principal

• What were the chief events of 1990?

  Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

• The chief justice will swear in the president.

  Tatoeba · Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR

Intimate, friendlyrare