Generalissimo Definition

jĕnər-ə-lĭsə-mō
generalissimos
noun
generalissimos
In certain countries, the commander in chief of all the armed forces.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
generalissimo
Plural:
generalissimos

Origin of Generalissimo

  • Italian superlative of generale a general from Latin generālis general general

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian

    From Wiktionary

Generalissimo Sentence Examples

  • The vice-president is the destined commander-in-chief of the field armies and is styled the generalissimo.

  • In war the latter would probably remain at the ministry of war in Paris, and the generalissimo would have his own chief of staff.

  • He often commanded an army in person, and was then given the title of serdari-ekrem (generalissimo); one of the subordinate viziers remained behind as kaimmakam, or locum tenens.

  • Gdrgei was immediately appointed his successor, and the new generalissimo led the Honveds from victory to victory.

  • Louis agreed to restore most of the fortresses he had captured and to make other concessions; a treaty was signed in 1696, and Victor appointed generalissimo of the Franco-Piedmontese forces in Italy operating against the imperialists.

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