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colonel-commandant

colonel-commandant is the alternative spelling of colonel commandant.

Meaning of colonel commandant

Noun

colonel commandant (plural colonels commandant)

  1. (historical) A senior colonel who had authority over other colonels; nowadays used as a ceremonial title for some military formations in the United Kingdom, similar to colonel-in-chief.

Forms of colonel-commandant

pluralcolonels-commandant

Questions about colonel-commandant

What is colonel-commandant the alternative spelling of?
Colonel-commandant is the alternative spelling of colonel commandant.

Words near colonel-commandant in the dictionary

  1. Colonel Blimps
  2. colonel commandant
  3. colonel general
  4. colonel generals
  5. Colonel Sanders
  6. colonel-commandant
  7. colonel-general
  8. colonel-generals
  9. colonel-in-chief
  10. colonelcies
  11. colonelcy

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