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generalissimoship

generalissimoship noun: the position or office of a generalissimo.

Noun

generalissimoship (plural generalissimoships)

  1. The position or office of a generalissimo.
    • The idea here, as the chief word, ανακεφαλαιώσασθαι, is plainly military; that he might reduce under one grand command, or captaincy, or generalissimoship, in Christ...1840, Nathan Sidney Smith Beman, The Gospel Adapted to the Wants of the World: A Sermon, page 30
    • The fierce contests which were fought out during the twelfth century between the noble families of Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heike), and which ended in its concluding years with the elevation of Minamoto no Yoritomo to the Shogunate (Generalissimoship), brought about a noteworthy change in art...1910, W. von Seidlitz, A History of Japanese Colour-Prints, page 36

Forms of generalissimoship

pluralgeneralissimoships

Origin of generalissimoship

From generalissimo + -ship.

Questions about generalissimoship

What does generalissimoship mean?
Generalissimoship means the position or office of a generalissimo.
What part of speech is generalissimoship?
Generalissimoship is a noun.
What is the plural of generalissimoship?
The plural of generalissimoship is generalissimoships.

Words near generalissimoship in the dictionary

  1. generalissima
  2. generalissimas
  3. generalissimi
  4. generalissimo
  5. generalissimos
  6. generalissimoship
  7. generalissimoships
  8. generalissimus
  9. generalist
  10. generalistic
  11. generalists

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