Chief

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Chief

Chief, from the French Chef. Which means the head or uppermost position of the shield. It is one of the honourable Ordinaries and occupies one third cf the upper part of the fi.eld. P. 12, f. 1.

Gu. a Chief or. The Arms of Hampstead. The Chief may be of any of the forms oflines used in heraldry.

When the Chief is Charged with any figure,in blazon it is said to be " On a Chief" P. l:i, f. 2. But when any charge is placed in the upper part of the shield, in the place of the Chief it is said to be " In Chief" f. 3.