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colonel-in-chief

colonel-in-chief noun: the holder of a ceremonial position in a military regiment, often a member of the royal family.

Noun

colonel-in-chief (plural colonels-in-chief)

  1. The holder of a ceremonial position in a military regiment, often a member of the royal family.

Forms of colonel-in-chief

pluralcolonels-in-chief

Questions about colonel-in-chief

What does colonel-in-chief mean?
Colonel-in-chief means the holder of a ceremonial position in a military regiment, often a member of the royal family.
What part of speech is colonel-in-chief?
Colonel-in-chief is a noun.
What is the plural of colonel-in-chief?
The plural of colonel-in-chief is colonels-in-chief.

Words near colonel-in-chief in the dictionary

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

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