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agents general

agents general is the plural of agent general.

Meaning of agent general

Noun

agent general (plural agents general)

  1. (archaic) The representative of a British colony or, later, of a Canadian province or Australian state in key cities abroad.
  2. (archaic, historical) An ecclesiastic elected to manage accounting and other matters for the Church of France.
    • Appointed in 1780 to the position of agent-general of the clergy, he determined at once to make the most of the appointment.1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society, published 2010, page 15

Questions about agents general

What is agents general the plural of?
Agents general is the plural of agent general.

Words near agents general in the dictionary

  1. agentlessness
  2. agentlike
  3. agentries
  4. agentry
  5. agents
  6. agents general
  7. agents provocateurs
  8. agents-general
  9. agentship
  10. agentships
  11. agentspace

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