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Major general
·- An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of...
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Major
·adj Of full legal age.
II. Major ·adj A person of full age.
III. Major ·adj A <<Mayor>>.
IV. Maj...
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major
The next rank below that of lieutenant-colonel; the junior field-officer.
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General
·adj The public; the people; the vulgar.
II. General ·adj As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
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general
The commander of an army: the military rank corresponding to the naval one of admiral. The title inc...
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Petras Major
PETRAS MAJOR(Πέτρας ὁ μέγας, Scyl. p. 45; Ptol. 4.5.3; Stadiasm. § 33), a harbour of Marmarica, a da...
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
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Syrtis Major
SYRTIS MAJOR and MINOR (Σύρτις μεγάλη καὶ μικρά, Ptol. 4.3), two broad and deep gulfs in the Libyan ...
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Aid-major
·noun The adjutant of a regiment.
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Drum major
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II. Drum major ·- The marching leader of a military band.
III. Drum major ·- A noisy gather...
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Etat Major
·- The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, insp...
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Major-domo
·noun A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also...
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Tierce-major
·noun ·see <<Tierce>>, 4.
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Vis major
·add. ·- A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to exempt from contract obligati...
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major buller
n.
name given to one of thefruits of the Geebong tribe. See Geebong.
1882. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Wood...
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major groce
or Major Grocer
name given toone of the fruits of the Geebung tribe. See Geebung,/or Geebong/ and q...
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major mitchell
n.
vernacular name of a speciesof Cockatoo, Cacatua leadbeateri, Vig. It was calledafter the explor...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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brigade-major
A staff officer attached to a brigade, and is the channel through which all orders are received from...
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fort-major
An officer on the staff of a garrison or fortress, who has, under the commanding officer, general ch...
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major axis
In the orbit of a planet, means the line joining its aphelion and perihelion.
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sergeant-major
The senior sergeant in a regiment, or first non-commissioned officer; usually a zealous and thorough...
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town-major
An officer in a garrison specially supervising the detail of the guards, and of other local current ...
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ursa major
One of the ancient northern constellations.
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Attorney-general
·noun The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-execut...
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Brigadier general
·- An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is...
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Governor general
·- A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him; as, the governor general of Canada, ...
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Lieutenant general
·- An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a major general.
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Paymaster-general
·add. ·- In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pa...
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Postmaster-general
·noun The chief officer of the post-office department of a government. In the United States the post...
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Postmasters-general
·pl of Postmaster-general.
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Solicitor-general
·noun The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the U...
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States-general
·noun In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers.
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receiver general
A prostitute.
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general treat
A general treat is a treat of a glass of liquor given by a person in a tavern to the whole company p...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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advocate general
An officer of the High Court of Admiralty, whose duty it is to appear for the lord high-admiral in t...
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captain-general
The highest army rank.
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general average
A claim made upon the owners of a ship and her cargo, when the property of one or more has been sacr...
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general breezo
See breezo.
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general officers
All those above the rank of a colonel.
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general orders
The orders issued by the commander-in-chief of the forces.
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general ship
Where persons unconnected with each other load goods on board, in contradistinction to a chartered s...
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lieutenant-general
The officer taking the next place to a general, ranking with vice-admiral.
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major of brigade
See brigade-major.
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semi-axis major
See mean distance.
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General Post Office
On the west side of King Edward Street, in Farringdon Ward Within. The chief office in place of the ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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post master general
The prime minister, who has the patronage of all posts and places.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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quarter-master general
Is the head of that department of the army which has charge of the quartering, encamping, embarking,...
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nubeculæ, major and minor
The Magellanic clouds (which see).
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Old General Post Office
On the east side of St. Martin le Grand (Street), between that street and Foster Lane.
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accountant-general of the navy
Superintendent of pay and general accounts of the navy.
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James, The General Epistle Of
The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother ...
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John, The First Epistle General Of
There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written ...
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