Chief: alternatives and connections

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a ma…

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of Baa

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Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes.

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Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect; as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or pertaining to, the execution of t…

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One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

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One who oversees a gang of workmen.

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Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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A head or leading man, especially of a village community.

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A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.

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One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets.

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One who, or that which, leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor.

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One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.

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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Authority or dignity; chief place.

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Authority or dignity; chief place.

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Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.

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A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

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The first or chief man

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An old fellow; an aged rustic.

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The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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A hand or match at dice.

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A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

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First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

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Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government…

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