general of the armies

American  

noun

U.S. Army.

1. a special rank held by John J. Pershing, equivalent to general of the army.

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Example Sentences

Gen. James Lawton Collins, who had been an aide to John J. Pershing, the general of the armies, in Mexico and World War I, was the military attaché at the United States Embassy.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2021

So as part of the nation’s bicentennial in 1976, President Gerald Ford signed a resolution posthumously promoting Washington to the highest rank ever: general of the armies.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2015

General George Washington died before the rank of general of the armies could be conferred on him.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is king—the Lord’s anointed, the general of the armies of the living God. 

From True Words for Brave Men by Kingsley, Charles

The first represents the saint as a young man, presented by his mother to the Emperor Diocletian, and appointed general of the armies which were to march against the Christians.

From The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) by Vasari, Giorgio