( 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; the chief interest of man.
( 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; the chief interest of man.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012