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colonelcy

Syllables: colo·nel·cyUK/ˈkɜːnəlsi//ˈkɜɹnəlsi/

colonelcy noun: the rank or office of a colonel.

colonelcy: the rank or office of a colonel
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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: […]...
    • In the campaign of 1760, the general [De Soltikow], who had juſt obtained the colonelcy of the regiment of Wolfenbuttle, aſſembled a body of troops near Konimſthau; as the enemy did not enter Bohemia, as was expected, he repaired to the frontiers of Sileſia, failed in an attempt to ſurpriſe...1800, “Field-Marshall Baron de Loudon, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Aulic Counsellor of War, &c”, in The Annual Necrology, for 1797–8; […], volume I, London: Printed for...
    Synonyms:
    colonelship

Synonyms of colonelcy

Forms of colonelcy

pluralcolonelcies

Origin of colonelcy

From colonel + -cy.

Questions about colonelcy

What does colonelcy mean?
Colonelcy means the rank or office of a colonel.
What part of speech is colonelcy?
Colonelcy is a noun.
How do you pronounce colonelcy?
Colonelcy is pronounced /ˈkɜːnəlsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of colonelcy?
The plural of colonelcy is colonelcies.

Words near colonelcy in the dictionary

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

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