In marine transportation, the chief engineer is a licensed mariner in charge of the engineering department on a merchant vessel. "Chief engineer" is the official title of someone qualified to oversee the entire engine department; the qualification is colloquially called a "chief's ticket".
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“My chief humor is for a tyrant. I could play Ercles rarely, or a part to tear a cat in, to make all split.”
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