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Look up: Chief

  1. Chief
    In heraldry, the chief or chief point is the head or principal part of the escutcheon. It contains the upper third of the field, and is determined by one line, either drawn straight or crenelle, or indented. The chief is in turn divided into three areas. The right side being the dexter chief, the mi...
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  2. Chief
    The USS Chief was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1943. The USS Chief was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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  3. CHIEF
    Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight -HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) computerised system for processing import and export declarations.
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  4. Chief
    Electronic Combat vehicle based on CUCV vehicle [US]
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  5. chief
    the deck officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of a ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master Category: Transport • the controlling editor of a publication Category: Printing and publishing • the leader of the Chief Programmer Team ...
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  6. Chief
    Chief (chēn) noun [ Middle English chief , chef , Old French chief, French chef , from Latin caput head, possibly akin to English head . Confer Captain , Chapter ] 1. The head or leader ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/64

  7. Chief
    Chief adjective 1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. ' Chief rulers.' John. xii. 42. 2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most importan...
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  8. Chief
    • (n.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs. • (a.) Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; th...
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  9. chief
    (from the article `heraldry`) The honourable ordinaries and subordinaries may be generally agreed as numbering about 20. Among them are: the chief, being the top third of the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/69

  10. chief
    political leader of a social group, such as a band, tribe, or confederacy of tribes. Among many peoples, chiefs have very little coercive authority ... [30 related articles]
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  11. chief
    • a person who is in charge
    • a person who exercises control over workers

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  12. chief
    chief or chieftain,political leader of a band, tribe, or confederation of tribes. At the simpler levels of social organization, the band or tribe usually lacks centralized authority and is ruled by the totality of adult males or of family or clan heads. Sometimes a temporary headman is chosen for a ...
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  13. Chief
    `Chief` may refer to: Title or rank : Aircraft : Media : Literature : Music : Television : Fictional characters : Sports : People nicknamed Chief or The Chief : Other uses : See also :
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  14. Chief
    (train) " logos such as these often adorned the ends of observation cars on the Chief. The `Chief` was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Its route ran from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California. The Chief was inaug...
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  15. Chief
    (heraldry) is Argent, a chief gules. In heraldic blazon, a `chief` is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the top edge of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield`s surface is to be covered by the chief, ranging from one-fo...
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  16. Chief
    (comics) image= --> `The Chief` (`Dr. Niles Caulder`) is a fictional character from DC Comics and the leader of the publisher = Dorling Kindersley|place = New York|year = 2008|isbn = 0-7566-4119-5|oclc = 213309017-->--> He first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80 (June 1963).<ref...
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  17. Chief
    (album) `Chief` is the third studio album by American country music recording artist Eric Church. It was released on July 26, 2011, via publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=2011-06-22-->--> Track listing: Chart performance: Album: ! Chart (2011) ! Peak<br>position Singles: ! rowspan=&qu...
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13 February 2012

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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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