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CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 132 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CHIEF (from Fr. chef, See also:head, See also:Lat. caput)  , the See also:head or upper See also:part of anything, and so, in See also:heraldry, the upper part of the See also:escutcheon, occupying one-third of the whole . When applied to a leading personage, a head See also:man or one having the highest authority, the See also:term See also:chief or chieftain (Med . See also:Lat. capitanus, O . Fr. chevetaine) is principally confined to the See also:leader of a See also:clan or tribe . The phrase " in chief " (Med . Lat. in capite) is used in feudal See also:law of the See also:tenant who holds his See also:fief See also:direct from the See also:lord See also:paramount (see See also:FEUDALISM) .

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