Plural of chief
regular plural
The plural of chief is chiefs.
Forms of chief
| Singular | chief /t͡ʃiːf/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | chiefs /t͡ʃiːfs/ |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Chiefs in a sentence
- Internecine strife in Gaza claimed its most senior victim yesterday when militants assassinated one of the most hated security chiefs there.From the entry internecine
- Some traditional societies have a single hereditary tribal chief, others a whole hierarchy of elected tribal chiefs, etc.From the entry tribal chief
- The tribal chiefs vied to outfeast one another.From the entry outfeast
- In political terms Māori also organised for war in hapu, groups subordinate to chiefs, fighting as units.2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 68. From the entry hapu
- Literary theorists and bridge engineers and police chiefs struggle with coupling.2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers, page 342. From the entry coupling
Meaning of chief
- noun The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
- noun Headship, the status of being a chief or leader.
- noun The top part of a shield or escutcheon; more specifically, an ordinary consisting of the upper part of the field cut off by a horizontal line, generally occupying the top third.
Questions about the plural of chief
- What is the plural of chief?
- The plural of chief is chiefs.
- Is chief countable?
- Chief is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chief (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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