Word: chiefess
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chie
fess
Definition: A female chief or the wife of a chief.
Morphemes:
Affix: chief
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caput
Language: la
Decoded: caput
Meaning: head
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension