chief justice

[cheef juhs-tis]

noun

1. Law.,  the presiding judge of a court having several members.

2. Official Title Chief Justice of the United States. (initial capital letters),  the presiding judge of the U.S. Supreme Court.

chief justice

noun

1. (in any of several Commonwealth countries) the judge presiding over a supreme court

2. (in the US) the presiding judge of a court composed of a number of members

Other Word Forms

• chief justiceship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chief justice¹

First recorded in 1685–95