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A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; ass…

A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suf…

Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician o…

One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preeminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.

To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or cours…

First in importance; chief; principal.

Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, th…

First or foremost; chief; principal.

A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.

The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.

The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table.

The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of drummers.

One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, t…

Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.

Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope.

The first or chief man