Chief
Chief noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Grandfather and chief are semantically related in dignitary topic. In some cases you can use "Grandfather" instead a noun "Chief".
Nearby Word: chiefly
Grandfather
Grandfather noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Chief and grandfather are semantically related in person topic. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead a noun "Grandfather", if it concerns topics such as dignitary.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The boy was supposed to be the chief of his tribe, but he died soon after being born, leaving the sister with the weight of her grandfather's expectations.
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His grandfather on both sides Lord Tywin Lannister, the Dragon-in-Chief of the Lannister regime may be seen as this.
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Manchu Chief Nurhaci issued a public manifesto citing Seven Grievances against the Ming Emperor, which included killing Nurhaci's father and grandfather, as a call for rebellion.
Source: My Name Is Inigo Montoya
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