Syn. — Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme; prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master.
CHIEFAGE
Chief"age, n. Etym: [OF. chevage, fr. chief head. See Chief.]
Defn: A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also chevage and chivage.] [Obs.]
CHIEF BARON
Chief" bar"on. (Eng. Law)
Defn: The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.
CHIEFEST
Chief"est, a. Etym: [Superl. of Chief.]
Defn: First or foremost; chief; principal. [Archaic] "Our chiefest
courtier." Shak.
The chiefest among ten thousand. Canticles v. 10.
CHIEF HARE
Chief" hare`. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ.