English Explanatory Dictionary

in chief

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Executive, the highest in command.
  2. The chief example; the worst offender.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, chief. In the chief of the escutcheon.

Pronunciation

/ɪn t͡ʃiːf/

Word forms

in chief

Related words

chief of staff

Derived words

colonel-in-chief commander in chief editor in chief
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