CHIEF JUSTICE
Chief" jus"tice.
Defn: The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. 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.
CHIEF-JUSTICESHIP
Chief"-jus"tice*ship, n.
Defn: The office of chief justice. Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century.
CHIEFLESS
Chief"less, a.
Defn: Without a chief or leader.
CHIEFLY
Chief"ly, adv.
1. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook; But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton.
2. For the most part; mostly. Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates of the dissenters chiefly lay. Swift.
CHIEFRIE
Chief"rie, n.