English terms dictionary. 2015.
colonelcies — colo·nel·cy || kÉœrnlsɪ / kÉœËn n. rank or office of colonel (military officer) … English contemporary dictionary
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colonel — [ kə:n(ə)l] noun a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. Derivatives colonelcy noun (plural colonelcies). Origin C16: from obs. Fr. coronel, from Ital.… … English new terms dictionary
colonel — ► NOUN ▪ a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. DERIVATIVES colonelcy noun (pl. colonelcies) . ORIGIN from Italian colonnello column of soldiers … English terms dictionary
colonelcy — colonel ► NOUN ▪ a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. DERIVATIVES colonelcy noun (pl. colonelcies) . ORIGIN from Italian colonnello column of soldiers … English terms dictionary
colonel — [kʉr′nəl] n. [earlier coronel < Fr colonel, coronel ( r by dissimilation) < It colonello < colonna, (military) column < L columna,COLUMN; Fr & E sp. modified after L & It, but older pronun. kept in E] 1. a military officer ranking… … English World dictionary
