Colonelcy
[k:nәlsi]
Definition
(n.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.
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Examples
- I felt some hesitation in suggesting rank as high as the colonelcy of a regiment, feeling somewhat doubtful whether I would be equal to the position. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A Chicago regiment, the 19th infantry, had elected a very young man to the colonelcy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- During the advance on Corinth a vacancy occurred in the colonelcy of the 2d Michigan cavalry. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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