major general
noun
a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.
major-generalship
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a word derived from
major general.
Example Sentences
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He was continued as governor, but had to resign his major-generalship, which passed to Anthony Wayne.
From History of the United States, Volume 2 by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
One of these was Charles Lee, who thought the major-generalship to which Congress appointed him beneath his notice; the other was also an Englishman, Horatio Gates, Adjutant-General.
From George Washington by William Roscoe Thayer
But he is a candidate for a major-generalship, until inauguration day, 1st January.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
General Wood was to be promoted to a major-generalship and the remaining promotions were dependent upon his advance.
From The United States Since the Civil War by Charles Ramsdell Lingley
From this he rose by regular and rapid degrees to a major-generalship.
From A Brief History of the United States by Barnes & Co.
