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captains general

captains general is the plural of captain general.

Meaning of captain general

Noun

captain general (plural captains general or captain generals)

  1. (historical) A commander-in-chief; the head of an armed force.
    • And his humanitie or gentlenes[…]was the cause he was deposed of his office of Captaine Generall.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 36, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC

Questions about captains general

What is captains general the plural of?
Captains general is the plural of captain general.

Words near captains general in the dictionary

  1. captainly
  2. captainries
  3. captainry
  4. captains
  5. Captains Flat
  6. captains general
  7. Captains Obvious
  8. captains of industry
  9. captains regent
  10. captainship
  11. captainships

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