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Chief vs Chiefless - What's the difference?

chief | chiefless |

As adjectives the difference between chief and chiefless

is that chief is primary; principal while chiefless is without a chief; leaderless.

As a noun chief

is (senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

chief

English

(wikipedia chief)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
    • My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
  • (heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
  • * 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
    • When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
  • (senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
    • All firefighters report to the fire chief .
  • An informal address to an equal.
    • Hey, chief.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (chief) * chief constable * chiefess * chief executive * chief executive officer/CEO * chief legal officer * chief mate * chief of staff * chief of state * chief petty officer * commander in chief * dexter chief * editor in chief * fire chief * in chief * police chief * war chief

    Related terms

    * captain * chef * chieftain

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Primary; principal.
    • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

    See also

    * chef

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    Anagrams

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    chiefless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a chief; leaderless.
  • * 1886 , Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped
    • No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call 'chiefless folks', driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells.

    Derived terms

    * chieflessness