Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain general

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain -gen-er-al
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commander-in-chief; the head of an armed force.

Example Sentences

"And his humanitie or gentlenes[…]was the cause he was deposed of his office of Captaine Generall."
"“[A] man, without interest or pretension, may present a petition to the captain-general of his majesty's forces, demanding a commission for the first company that shall become vacant, and be as likely to meet with success, as an unsupported author that offers a performance to the stage.”"
"He was taken to an assembly by the Governor of Cordoba, given dinner by the Captain General of Spain, who arranged transport for him to Cadiz, and was given nine letters alone for Naples by a leading Spanish courtier."

Etymology

Calque of Middle French capitaine général.

Inflected Forms

captains general (plural) captain generals (plural)

Phrases

captain-generalcy

Questions

What does captain general mean?: A commander-in-chief; the head of an armed force.
Where does captain general come from?: Calque of Middle French capitaine général.

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