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Webster 1913 Edition


Generalissimo

Genˊer-al-is′si-mo

,
Noun.
[It., superl. of
generale
general. See
General
,
Adj.
]
The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; – a title used in most foreign countries.

Webster 1828 Edition


Generalissimo

GENERALIS'SIMO

,
Noun.
The chief commander of an army or military force.
1.
The supreme commander; sometimes a title of honor; as Alexander generalissimo of Greece.

Definition 2024


generalíssimo

generalíssimo

See also: generalissimo

Portuguese

Noun

generalíssimo m (plural generalíssimos)

  1. (military) generalissimo (supreme commander of the armed forces)

Quotations

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