Commandant
[,kɒmən'dænt;'kɒmən,dænt;-dɑːnt] or ['kɑməndænt]
Definition
(n.) A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.
Editor: Martin
Examples
- The commandant said the punishment would be heavy; when asked how heavy? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Smith, the Commandant of Cadets, as the two men most to be envied in the nation. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- These companies are officered from the cadets, the superintendent and commandant selecting the officers for their military bearing and qualifications. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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