colonelcy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of colonelcy
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The Duke took over the colonelcy in 1974, making him the longest-serving person in the role.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
He served in Africa, Italy, France and Germany, won the Legion of Merit and the French Legion of Honor, was upped to a lieutenant colonelcy.
From Time Magazine Archive
He did not get back his colonelcy until 1933.
From Time Magazine Archive
As it was, the sentence merely canceled his temporary colonelcy.
From Time Magazine Archive
If, however, his colonelcy had not been marked by any considerable effusion of blood, he had acquired fame enough to arouse the intense jealousy of Thomas Penn, the Proprietary.
From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Wiliam Cabell Bruce
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