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chief
chief [-er, -est]
adj
ME
< L.
caput
, head.
Large amount; most in number.
Foremost; utmost; highest; principal; eminent; most important; much valued; having the most influence.
Phrase. “in chief”: ultimate; most intense; most eminent.