generalissimo

[ jen-er-uh-lis-uh-moh ]

/ ˌdʒɛn ər əˈlɪs əˌmoʊ /

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noun, plural gen·er·al·is·si·mos.(in certain countries)

the supreme commander of the armed forces.

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Origin of generalissimo

1615–25; <Italian, superlative of generalegeneral

Words nearby generalissimo

general discharge, general election, General Grant tree, general headquarters, general hospital, generalissimo, generalist, generality, generalization, generalize, generalized coordinate

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How to use generalissimo in a sentence

In 1931 he was arrested and sentenced to eight years by the then-Nationalist government under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
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What is new and remarkable for the onetime generalissimo is that he will have to wage this war from behind bars.
Guatemalan Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide|Mac Margolis|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
First guy says to the other, “What do you think of Generalissimo Franco?”
Conservatives, Fired Up|Christopher Buckley|February 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The day before, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the longtime dictator of Spain, had finally died after an interminable illness.
My Address—and Apology—to Yale|Christopher Buckley|May 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST

When one has a unique title superior to that of Marshal, the title of Generalissimo of the Poles, nothing else matters.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Still, they scamper after their generalissimo in the end, and meanwhile he is much too dignified to look back.
Spanish Life in Town and Country|L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
Manifestation of the signature of Baal-Zeboub, generalissimo of the armies of Lucifer, written in fire upon the void.
Devil-Worship in France|Arthur Edward Waite
Before he was advanc'd to be a Doge, which was in 1722, he serv'd the Republic with distinction in quality of Generalissimo.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
And Jerusha carried her splendid turban off down the terrace with the air of an aged generalissimo.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins

British Dictionary definitions for generalissimo

generalissimo

/ (ˌdʒɛnərəˈlɪsɪˌməʊ, ˌdʒɛnrə-) /

noun plural -mos

a supreme commander of combined military, naval, and air forces, esp one who wields political as well as military power

Word Origin for generalissimo

C17: from Italian, superlative of generale general

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