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colonelcies

colonelcies is the plural of colonelcy.

Meaning of colonelcy

Noun

colonelcy (plural colonelcies)

  1. The rank or office of a colonel.
    • [U]nless Lieut Colonel Tyler [John Tyler Sr.] was provided for, The Major, Prentice [Samuel Prentiss II] advanced to a Lieut:Colonelcy in some other Regiment, and his eldest Captain ([James] Chapman) not deprived of his expectation of the Majority; his coming in there would give uneasiness, but...1776 July 29, George Washington, “To the Board of War and Ordnance”, in John C[lement] Fitzpatrick, editor, The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources 1745–1799: […]...
    Synonyms:
    colonelship

Questions about colonelcies

What is colonelcies the plural of?
Colonelcies is the plural of colonelcy.

Words near colonelcies in the dictionary

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

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