| slovo | definícia |
chief
(mass) | chief
- hlavný, šéf |
chief
(encz) | chief,generální Pavel Machek; Giza |
chief
(encz) | chief,hlavní |
chief
(encz) | chief,náčelník n: Zdeněk Brož |
chief
(encz) | chief,předák n: Zdeněk Brož |
chief
(encz) | chief,přednosta Zdeněk Brož |
chief
(encz) | chief,předseda Zdeněk Brož |
chief
(encz) | chief,ředitel Pavel Machek; Giza |
chief
(encz) | chief,šéf n: Zdeněk Brož |
chief
(encz) | chief,vedoucí Pavel Machek; Giza |
chief
(encz) | chief,vůdce n: Zdeněk Brož |
chief
(encz) | chief,výkonný Pavel Machek; Giza |
chief
(gcide) | Ordinary \Or"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. Ordinaries (-r[i^]z).
1. (Law)
(a) (Roman Law) An officer who has original jurisdiction
in his own right, and not by deputation.
(b) (Eng. Law) One who has immediate jurisdiction in
matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also,
a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to
perform divine service for condemned criminals and
assist in preparing them for death.
(c) (Am. Law) A judicial officer, having generally the
powers of a judge of probate or a surrogate.
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2. The mass; the common run. [Obs.]
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I see no more in you than in the ordinary
Of nature's salework. --Shak.
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3. That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered
a settled establishment or institution. [R.]
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Spain had no other wars save those which were grown
into an ordinary. --Bacon.
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4. Anything which is in ordinary or common use.
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Water buckets, wagons, cart wheels, plow socks, and
other ordinaries. --Sir W.
Scott.
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5. A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for
all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction
from one where each dish is separately charged; a table
d'h[^o]te; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a
dining room. --Shak.
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All the odd words they have picked up in a
coffeehouse, or a gaming ordinary, are produced as
flowers of style. --Swift.
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He exacted a tribute for licenses to hawkers and
peddlers and to ordinaries. --Bancroft.
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6. (Her.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or
ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron,
chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are
uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include
bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary.
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In ordinary.
(a) In actual and constant service; statedly attending and
serving; as, a physician or chaplain in ordinary. An
ambassador in ordinary is one constantly resident at a
foreign court.
(b) (Naut.) Out of commission and laid up; -- said of a
naval vessel.
Ordinary of the Mass (R. C. Ch.), the part of the Mass
which is the same every day; -- called also the {canon of
the Mass}.
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Chief
(gcide) | Chief \Chief\ (ch[=e]n), n. [OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F.
chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf.
Captain, Chapter]
1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of
an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a
person in authority who directs the work of others; the
principal actor or agent.
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2. The principal part; the most valuable portion.
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The chief of the things which should be utterly
destroyed. --1 Sam. xv.
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3. (Her.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed
to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.
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In chief.
(a) At the head; as, a commander in chief.
(b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in
chief, tenure directly from the king.
Syn: Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head;
principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik.
Usage: Chief, chieftain, Commander, Leader. These
words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to
circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule
and authority. The term chief is now more usually
applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander
in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or
acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of
police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is
the chief of a clan or tribe, or a military leader. A
commander directs the movements of or has control over
a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader
is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a
legislative body, a military or scientific expedition,
etc., one who takes the command and gives direction in
particular enterprises.
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Chief
(gcide) | Chief \Chief\, a.
1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief
rulers." --John. xii. 42.
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2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most
distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead;
most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the
chief interest of man.
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3. Very intimate, near, or close. [Obs.]
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A whisperer separateth chief friends. --Prov. xvi.
28.
Syn: Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme;
prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master.
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chief
(wn) | chief
adj 1: most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the
main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of
America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were
primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
[syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a),
principal(a), master(a)]
n 1: a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole
operation" [syn: head, chief, top dog]
2: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman,
chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
3: the head of a tribe or clan [syn: headman, tribal chief,
chieftain, chief] |
CHIEF
(bouvier) | CHIEF, principal. One who is put above the rest; as, chief magistrate chief
justice : it also signifies the best of a number of things. It is frequently
used in composition.
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chiefly
(mass) | chiefly
- hlavne |
chief ...
(encz) | Chief ..., |
chief assistant
(encz) | chief assistant, n: |
chief clerk
(encz) | chief clerk,prokurista Zdeněk Brož |
chief cook and bottle washer
(encz) | chief cook and bottle washer, |
chief designer
(encz) | chief designer,hlavní projektant M&M |
chief executive
(encz) | Chief Executive, |
chief executive officer
(encz) | Chief Executive Officer,ředitel společnosti Jiří ŠmoldasChief Executive Officer,výkonný ředitel IvČa |
chief financial officer
(encz) | Chief Financial Officer,finanční ředitel IvČa |
chief justice
(encz) | chief justice, n: |
chief master sergeant
(encz) | chief master sergeant, |
chief of mission
(encz) | chief of mission, |
chief of staff
(encz) | chief of staff, |
chief of state
(encz) | chief of state,hlava státu Zdeněk Brož |
chief operating officer
(encz) | chief operating officer, n: |
chief petty officer
(encz) | chief petty officer, |
chief warrant officer
(encz) | chief warrant officer, |
chiefdom
(encz) | chiefdom,náčelnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
chiefly
(encz) | chiefly,především adv: Zdeněk Brožchiefly,zejména adv: Zdeněk Brož |
chiefs
(encz) | chiefs,šéfové Zdeněk Brožchiefs,velitelé n: Zdeněk Brož |
chieftain
(encz) | chieftain,náčelník n: Zdeněk Brož |
chieftaincy
(encz) | chieftaincy,náčelnictví Zdeněk Brož |
chieftainship
(encz) | chieftainship,náčelnictví Zdeněk Brož |
commander in chief
(encz) | commander in chief, |
division chief
(encz) | Division Chief, |
editor in chief
(encz) | editor in chief,šéfredaktor IvČa |
fire chief
(encz) | fire chief, |
handkerchief
(encz) | handkerchief,kapesník n: |
handkerchiefs
(encz) | handkerchiefs,kapesníky n: pl. Ritchie |
in-chief
(encz) | in-chief, adj: |
kerchief
(encz) | kerchief,šátek n: Zdeněk Brož |
kerchiefs
(encz) | kerchiefs,šátky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
little chief hare
(encz) | little chief hare, n: |
malicious mischief
(encz) | malicious mischief, n: |
master chief petty officer
(encz) | master chief petty officer, |
mischief
(encz) | mischief,darebáctví n: Zdeněk Brožmischief,nezbednost n: Zdeněk Brožmischief,rošťáctví n: Zdeněk Brožmischief,uličnictví n: Zdeněk Brož |
mischief-maker
(encz) | mischief-maker, n: |
mischief-makers
(encz) | mischief-makers, |
mischief-making
(encz) | mischief-making,recese n: Zdeněk Brož |
mission chief
(encz) | mission chief, |
neckerchief
(encz) | neckerchief,šátek kolem krku |
pocket-handkerchief
(encz) | pocket-handkerchief, n: |
police chief
(encz) | police chief, n: |
senior chief petty officer
(encz) | senior chief petty officer, |
tallchief
(encz) | Tallchief, |
there is mischief afoot
(encz) | there is mischief afoot, |
too many chiefs and not enough indians
(encz) | too many chiefs and not enough Indians, |
tribal chief
(encz) | tribal chief, n: |
joint chiefs of staff
(czen) | Joint Chiefs of Staff,JCS Zdeněk Brož |
Chief
(gcide) | Ordinary \Or"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. Ordinaries (-r[i^]z).
1. (Law)
(a) (Roman Law) An officer who has original jurisdiction
in his own right, and not by deputation.
(b) (Eng. Law) One who has immediate jurisdiction in
matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also,
a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to
perform divine service for condemned criminals and
assist in preparing them for death.
(c) (Am. Law) A judicial officer, having generally the
powers of a judge of probate or a surrogate.
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2. The mass; the common run. [Obs.]
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I see no more in you than in the ordinary
Of nature's salework. --Shak.
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3. That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered
a settled establishment or institution. [R.]
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Spain had no other wars save those which were grown
into an ordinary. --Bacon.
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4. Anything which is in ordinary or common use.
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Water buckets, wagons, cart wheels, plow socks, and
other ordinaries. --Sir W.
Scott.
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5. A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for
all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction
from one where each dish is separately charged; a table
d'h[^o]te; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a
dining room. --Shak.
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All the odd words they have picked up in a
coffeehouse, or a gaming ordinary, are produced as
flowers of style. --Swift.
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He exacted a tribute for licenses to hawkers and
peddlers and to ordinaries. --Bancroft.
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6. (Her.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or
ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron,
chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are
uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include
bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary.
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In ordinary.
(a) In actual and constant service; statedly attending and
serving; as, a physician or chaplain in ordinary. An
ambassador in ordinary is one constantly resident at a
foreign court.
(b) (Naut.) Out of commission and laid up; -- said of a
naval vessel.
Ordinary of the Mass (R. C. Ch.), the part of the Mass
which is the same every day; -- called also the {canon of
the Mass}.
[1913 Webster]Chief \Chief\ (ch[=e]n), n. [OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F.
chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf.
Captain, Chapter]
1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of
an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a
person in authority who directs the work of others; the
principal actor or agent.
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2. The principal part; the most valuable portion.
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The chief of the things which should be utterly
destroyed. --1 Sam. xv.
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3. (Her.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed
to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.
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In chief.
(a) At the head; as, a commander in chief.
(b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in
chief, tenure directly from the king.
Syn: Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head;
principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik.
Usage: Chief, chieftain, Commander, Leader. These
words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to
circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule
and authority. The term chief is now more usually
applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander
in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or
acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of
police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is
the chief of a clan or tribe, or a military leader. A
commander directs the movements of or has control over
a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader
is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a
legislative body, a military or scientific expedition,
etc., one who takes the command and gives direction in
particular enterprises.
[1913 Webster]Chief \Chief\, a.
1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief
rulers." --John. xii. 42.
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2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most
distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead;
most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the
chief interest of man.
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3. Very intimate, near, or close. [Obs.]
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A whisperer separateth chief friends. --Prov. xvi.
28.
Syn: Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme;
prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master.
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Chief baron
(gcide) | Chief baron \Chief" bar"on\ (Eng. Law)
The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
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Chief hare
(gcide) | Chief hare \Chief" hare`\ (Zool.)
A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of
the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, {calling
hare}, cony, American pika, and little chief hare.
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Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the
curious family Lagomyid[ae].
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Chief justice
(gcide) | Justice \Jus"tice\ (j[u^]s"t[i^]s), n. [F., fr. L. justitia, fr.
justus just. See Just, a.]
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1. The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of
righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict
performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to
human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with
each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.
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Justice and judgment are the haditation of thy
throne. --Ps. ixxxix.
11.
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The king-becoming graces,
As justice, verity, temperance, stableness, . . .
I have no relish of them. --Shak.
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2. Conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and
in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit
or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the
justice of a description or of a judgment; historical
justice.
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3. The rendering to every one his due or right; just
treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or
punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.
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This even-handed justice
Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips. --Shak.
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4. Agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice
of a claim.
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5. A person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and
decide controversies and administer justice.
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Note: This title is given to the judges of the common law
courts in England and in the United States, and extends
to judicial officers and magistrates of every grade.
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Bed of justice. See under Bed.
Chief justice. See in the Vocabulary.
Justice of the peace (Law), a judicial officer or
subordinate magistrate appointed for the conservation of
the peace in a specified district, with other incidental
powers specified in his commission. In the United States a
justice of the peace has jurisdiction to adjudicate
certain minor cases, commit offenders, officiate at
marriages, etc.; abbreviated JP.
Syn: Equity; law; right; rectitude; honesty; integrity;
uprightness; fairness; impartiality.
Usage: Justice, Equity, Law. Justice and equity are the
same; but human laws, though designed to secure
justice, are of necessity imperfect, and hence what is
strictly legal is at times far from being equitable or
just. Here a court of equity comes in to redress the
grievances. It does so, as distinguished from courts
of law; and as the latter are often styled courts of
justice, some have fancied that there is in this case
a conflict between justice and equity. The real
conflict is against the working of the law; this a
court of equity brings into accordance with the claims
of justice. It would be an unfortunate use of language
which should lead any one to imagine he might have
justice on his side while practicing iniquity
(inequity). Justice, Rectitude. Rectitude, in its
widest sense, is one of the most comprehensive words
in our language, denoting absolute conformity to the
rule of right in principle and practice. Justice
refers more especially to the carrying out of law, and
has been considered by moralists as of three kinds:
(1) Commutative justice, which gives every man his own
property, including things pledged by promise. (2)
Distributive justice, which gives every man his exact
deserts. (3) General justice, which carries out all
the ends of law, though not in every case through the
precise channels of commutative or distributive
justice; as we see often done by a parent or a ruler
in his dealings with those who are subject to his
control.
[1913 Webster]Chief justice \Chief" jus"tice\
The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.
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Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the
Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The
highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High
Chancellor.
Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of
the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the
republic.
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Chief Justice of the United States
(gcide) | Chief justice \Chief" jus"tice\
The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.
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Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the
Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The
highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High
Chancellor.
Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of
the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the
republic.
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chief water tender
(gcide) | Water tender \Water tender\ (Nav.)
In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in
charge in a fireroom. He "tends" water to the boilers, sees
that fires are properly cleaned and stoked, etc. There is
also a rating of chief water tender, who is a chief petty
officer.
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Chiefage
(gcide) | Chiefage \Chief"age\ (-[asl]j), n. [OF. chevage, fr. chief head.
See Chief.]
A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also
chevage and chivage.] [Obs.]
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Chiefest
(gcide) | Chiefest \Chief"est\, a. [Superl. of Chief.]
First or foremost; chief; principal. [Archaic] "Our chiefest
courtier." --Shak.
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The chiefest among ten thousand. --Canticles v.
10.
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Chief-justiceship
(gcide) | Chief-justiceship \Chief"-jus"tice*ship\, n.
The office of chief justice.
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Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in
accordance with his tastes. --The Century.
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Chiefless
(gcide) | Chiefless \Chief"less\, a.
Without a chief or leader.
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Chiefly
(gcide) | Chiefly \Chief"ly\, adv.
1. In the first place; principally; pre["e]minently; above;
especially.
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Search through this garden; leave unsearched no
nook;
But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge.
--Milton.
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2. For the most part; mostly.
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Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates
of the dissenters chiefly lay. --Swift.
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Chiefrie
(gcide) | Chiefrie \Chief"rie\, n.
A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [Obs.] --Swift.
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Chieftain
(gcide) | Chieftain \Chief"tain\, n. [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF.
chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head.
Cf. Captain, and see chief.]
A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a
troop, army, or clan.
Syn: Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief.
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Chieftaincy
(gcide) | Chieftaincy \Chief"tain*cy\, Chieftainship \Chief"tain*ship\, n.
The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.
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Chieftainship
(gcide) | Chieftaincy \Chief"tain*cy\, Chieftainship \Chief"tain*ship\, n.
The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.
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Commander in chief
(gcide) | Commander \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore,
Commender.]
1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the
chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
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A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv. 4.
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2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, --
ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
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3. The chief officer of a commandery.
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4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail
lofts, etc.
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Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who
has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the
united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The
President is commander in chief of the army and navy of
the United States.
Syn: See Chief.
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Coverchief
(gcide) | Coverchief \Cov"er*chief\ (ch[=e]f), n. [See Kerchief.]
A covering for the head. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Dexter chief
(gcide) | Dexter \Dex"ter\ (d[e^]ks"t[~e]r), a. [L.,; akin to Gr. ?, ?,
Skr. dakshi[.n]a (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth.
taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. Dexterous.]
1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as
opposed to sinister, or left.
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On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. --Pope.
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2. (Her.) On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards
the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as
in a pictorial representation, this would be the left
side.
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Dexter chief, or Dexter point (Her.), a point in the
dexter upper corner of the shield, being in the dexter
extremity of the chief, as A in the cut.
Dexter base, a point in the dexter lower part or base of
the shield, as B in the cut.
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Enkerchiefed
(gcide) | Enkerchiefed \En*ker"chiefed\, a.
Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. --Milton.
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That soft, enkerchiefed hair. --M. Arnold.
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Examination in chief
(gcide) | Examination \Ex*am`i*na"tion\, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F.
examination.]
1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a
careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by
study or experiment.
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2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing
qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a
candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.
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He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the
examinations. --Macaulay.
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Examination in chief, or Direct examination (Law), that
examination which is made of a witness by a party calling
him.
Cross-examination, that made by the opposite party.
Re["e]xamination, or Re-direct examination, (Law) that
questioning of a witness at trial made by the party
calling the witness, after, and upon matters arising out
of, the cross-examination; also called informally
re-direct.
Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny;
inquisition; inspection; exploration.
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Handkerchief
(gcide) | Handkerchief \Hand"ker*chief\ (h[a^][ng]"k[~e]r*ch[i^]f; 277),
n. [Hand + kerchief.]
1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and
elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.
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2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn
about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.
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In chief
(gcide) | Chief \Chief\ (ch[=e]n), n. [OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F.
chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf.
Captain, Chapter]
1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of
an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a
person in authority who directs the work of others; the
principal actor or agent.
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2. The principal part; the most valuable portion.
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The chief of the things which should be utterly
destroyed. --1 Sam. xv.
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3. (Her.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed
to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.
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In chief.
(a) At the head; as, a commander in chief.
(b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in
chief, tenure directly from the king.
Syn: Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head;
principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik.
Usage: Chief, chieftain, Commander, Leader. These
words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to
circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule
and authority. The term chief is now more usually
applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander
in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or
acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of
police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is
the chief of a clan or tribe, or a military leader. A
commander directs the movements of or has control over
a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader
is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a
legislative body, a military or scientific expedition,
etc., one who takes the command and gives direction in
particular enterprises.
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in-chief
(gcide) | in-chief \in-chief\ postnominal adj.
a suffix signifying the head of a staff; as, editor-in-chief.
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