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chef

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Searchable Lemmata: chef (AF).
Alternate Forms: chief.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Law/Custom; head (with various senses: head of the body; in heraldry, the top of a shield; etc.). Used in particular (as here) for a bolt, large piece of cloth (evidence provided for this sense only). Cf. the L caput.(circa 1300 ?)
1. [8] ... De chescun chief de Sandal iij d. ... Safroun, greynz, brasyl ... [12] ... De une balenge de Cambre Legal. [AND Oak Book (ii 8-12) circa 1300/1350]
c.f.: caput
AF; Primarily Legal.
Sex: N/A    Use: Secular    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Chef (head, etc.), from Old French.
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