Major general

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• major-general

  The next in rank below the lieutenant-general. ...

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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...

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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

  ·- ... 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...

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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. II. States-general ·noun ...

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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.

• 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 ...

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• post master general

  The prime minister, who has the patronage of all posts and places. ...

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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. Erected 1825...

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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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