- colo|nel|cy
- colo|nel|cy «KUR nuhl see», noun, plural -cies.the rank, commission, or authority of a colonel.
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colo|nel — «KUR nuhl», noun. an officer ranking next below a brigadier general and next above a lieutenant colonel. A colonel is a commissioned officer. In the United States, the Army, the Air Force, and the Marines all have colonels. »... the regiment to… … Useful english dictionary
colo|nel|ship — «KUR nuhl shihp», noun. = colonelcy. (Cf. ↑colonelcy) … Useful english dictionary
colonel — colo•nel [[t]ˈkɜr nl[/t]] n. 1) mil an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above lieutenant colonel 2) mil a commissioned officer of similar rank in other nations 3) cvb Southern U.S. a) an honorary title bestowed by some … From formal English to slang
colonel — colo|nel [ˈkə:nl US ˈkə:r ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: coronal colonel (16 17 centuries), from French coronnel, from Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel , from colonna column , from Latin columna; COLUMN] a high rank in the army,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
colonel — colo|nel [ kɜrnl ] noun count * an officer of high rank in the army, the MARINES, or the U.S. Air Force … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Colonel Blimp — Colo′nel Blimp′ n. cvb an elderly, pompous reactionary • Etymology: 1935–40; after a character appearing in cartoons by David Low … From formal English to slang
Colonel — Colo nel, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See {Column}.] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colonelcy — Colo nel*cy, n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colonelship — Colo nel*ship, n. Colonelcy. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Costa-Gavras — (Konstantinos Gavras / February 12, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece ) The son of a bureaucrat of the Greek government who joined the Resistance during World War II, he encountered many difficulties after his father was suspected of being a… … Encyclopedia of French film directors
