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Definition of Generalship
1. Noun. The leadership ability of a military general.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Derivative terms: General
2. Noun. The office and authority of a general.
Generic synonyms: Berth, Billet, Office, Place, Position, Post, Situation, Spot
Derivative terms: General, General
Definition of Generalship
1. n. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general.
Definition of Generalship
1. Noun. The position or office of a general. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. The term of office of a military general. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
3. Noun. The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
4. Noun. By extension, leadership, good management. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Generalship
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Generalship
Literary usage of Generalship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Correspondence of Charles, First Marquis Cornwallis by Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis (1859)
"CHAPTER VIL Mr. Pitt's offer of the Governor-generalship declined by Lord
Cornwallis — Compensation to American Loyalists — Fortification of the Seaports ..."
2. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"XLVIII Union Success in the Connecticut Election — Seward seeks to reward a
Political Trimmer with the Cuban Consul-generalship ..."
3. The Life and Correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe by Charles Theophilus Metcalfe Metcalfe (1858)
"THE GOVERNOR-generalship. Institution of the Government of Agra—The New India
Bill— The Provisional Governor-generalship—Correspondence with Mr. Tucker—The ..."
4. The Life and Correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe: From Unpublished by Charles Theophilus Metcalfe Metcalfe, John William Kaye (1854)
"THE GOVERNOR-generalship. Institution of the Government of Agra—The New India
Bill—The Provisional Governor-generalship—Correspondence with Mr. ..."
5. The Greville Memoirs (second Part): A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria by Charles Greville (1885)
"... Governor-generalship of India—Sir James Graham thought of—Failure of Debates
on the Portuguese Question—The Duke's Statue—The Governor-generalship of ..."
6. The Greville Memoirs (second Part): A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria by Charles Greville (1885)
"... Governor-generalship of India—Sir James Graham thought of—Failure of Debates
on the Portuguese Question—The Duke's Statue—The Governor-generalship of ..."
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