generalissimoship
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The position or office of a generalissimo.
Example Sentences
- "The idea here, as the chief word, ανακεφαλαιώσασθαι, is plainly military; that he might reduce under one grand command, or captaincy, or generalissimoship, in Christ..."
- "The fierce contests which were fought out during the twelfth century between the noble families of Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heike), and which ended in its concluding years with the elevation of Minamoto no Yoritomo to the Shogunate (Generalissimoship), brought about a noteworthy change in art..."
- "Li Yuan-hung was to assume the generalissimoship. ... Looking back at the chaos of the time, and the childish solution to the controversy of the generalissimoships as if we were playing a game of chess, it was indeed laughable."
Etymology
From generalissimo + -ship.