gen|er|al|ship

gen|er|al|ship
gen|er|al|ship «JEHN uhr uhl shihp, JEHN ruhl-», noun.
1. ability as a general; skill in commanding an army: »

Success…was to be attributed, not at all to his own generalship, but solely to the valour and steadiness of his troops (Macaulay).

2. skillful management; leadership.
3. the rank, commission, authority, or term of office or function of a general.

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