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generalcy

American  
[jen-er-uhl-see] / ˈdʒɛn ər əl si /

noun

  1. the office or tenure of a general.


Etymology

Origin of generalcy

First recorded in 1860–65; general + -cy

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When Colonel Marshall's generalcy came through in 1936, husband and wife sat staring at each other, speechless.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Spain's old captain generalcy of Guatemala owned the land and modern Guatemala claimed sovereignty over the British colony.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ferdinand founded the generalcy of Karlstadt and thus laid the foundation of the military frontier.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

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