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• Chief Fathers Placement
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Musician, Chief
• Chiefs of Asia
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Chief Priests
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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Florentius, a Chief Minister of State at Constantinople
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Chief of Asia
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Priest, Chief
• Chief Priest
People's Bible Dictionary
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• Chief Parables and Miracles in the Bible
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Chief, Chiefest, Chiefly
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• Paul As the Chief of Sinners
Webster Dictionary
• Chief-Justiceship
• Chief Justice
• Chief Hare
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• John Logan (Chief)
• Lord Chief Justice
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Chief
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• Chief Musician
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Chief Captain.
• Chief Musician.
• Chief of Asia.
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Lexicons
• ܪܰܒ݁ܳܐ
• ܪܺܝܫܳܐ
• ἀκρογωνιαῖος
• ἀρχιερεύς
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• אָב
• אַבִּיר
• אַלוּףּ , אַלוּףּ
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(from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput), the head or upper part of anything, and so, in heraldry, the upper part of the escutcheon, occupying one-third of the whole. When applied to a leading personage, a head man or one having the highest authority, the term chief or chieftain (Med. Lat. capitanus, 0. Fr. chevetaine) is principally confined to the leader of a clan or tribe. The phrase "in chief" (Med. Lat. in capite) is used in feudal law of the tenant who holds his fief direct from the lord paramount (see Feudalism).