commandership

American  

[kuh-man-der-ship] / kəˈmæn dərˌʃɪp /

noun

• commanderships
  plural

1. the rank or tenure of a commander.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• commanderships
  plural

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commandership commanderships

Canceled by King George VI was the honorary commandership of the Order of the British Empire awarded in 1929 to Norwegian Major Vidkun Quisling.

From Time Magazine Archive

So true and impressive is this that reflection upon it makes the last year of Lee's commandership seem peculiarly glorious.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders by John Lord

It was clear, however, that Clifford attributed his commandership to his merits, and he was very conscious of his great responsibility.

From The Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. Smith

During the commandership of Karna, the battle that took place between the Kuru and the Pandava troops was exceedingly fierce and lasted for two days.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

Then, slowly, I unfastened the four-rayed star on my left breast, and placed in its stead the insignia of my commandership.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 by Harry Bates

And to effect this was the one object of all his many commanderships and his long political course; as he thought this the only means to make them a match for their foreign enemies.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough