generalissimon.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsᵻməʊ/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsəˌmoʊ/

Forms: 1600s generalisimo, 1600s generalismo, 1600s– generalissimo. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian generalissimo.

Etymology: < Italian generalissimo supreme commander of an army, formerly also of a navy (16th cent.), use as noun of superlative of generale general adj. Compare later generalissimus n.

A supreme commander; spec. an officer in command of a combined military, naval, and air force, or of several armies. Also: a prefixed title or form of address for such a commander. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > commander-in-chief

captain of the warc1450

captain-general1514

general of the army1548

Lord General1577

generalissimo1621

generalissimus1637

Commander-in-chief1655

war-lord1856

officer commanding-in-chief1859

C. in C.1889

1621 T. Roe Let. Dec. in Cabala (1654) I. 158 They..are returned to the Port, where Don Philibert of Savoy Generalissimo is present.

1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. 100 Mistris Hutchinson the Generalissimo, the high Priestesse of the new religion.

1647 E. Brabazon Let. to J. Moore in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. iv. 83 S^r. Tho. Fairfax is lately voted Generalissimo of all the forces of England and Ireland.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 464 That Commission of Generalissimo was likewise given to the Prince.

1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour III. 105 They chuse one of the nobility for generalissimo at sea.

1770 E. Goldney Scriptural Men for Civil Governm. 1 King Moses, Generalissimo of God's Favourite People the Israelites.

1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 3 His fame as Generalissimo of the armies, and first President of the councils of his nation.

1872 Times 26 July 5/3 Our Generalissimo, John, Archbishop of Tuam.

1878 R. Simpson School of Shakspere I. 90 Philip was then deeply engaged in the league against the Turk, of which his brother Don John of Austria was generalissimo.

1937 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Oct. 6/1 British and French authorities have expressed belief that there are at least 100,000 Italians serving under Generalissimo Francisco Franco.

1954 W. Faulkner Fable 18 The old generalissimo turned, his two confreres..flanking him in rigid protocol.

1995 Moscow Times (Nexis) 14 June Begov spoke, dressed in a white military-looking tunic..like the one Stalin wore as generalissimo in his later years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	generalissimo
释义	generalissimon. Brit. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsᵻməʊ/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsəˌmoʊ/ Forms: 1600s generalisimo, 1600s generalismo, 1600s– generalissimo. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian generalissimo. Etymology: < Italian generalissimo supreme commander of an army, formerly also of a navy (16th cent.), use as noun of superlative of generale general adj. Compare later generalissimus n. A supreme commander; spec. an officer in command of a combined military, naval, and air force, or of several armies. Also: a prefixed title or form of address for such a commander. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > commander-in-chief captain of the warc1450 captain-general1514 general of the army1548 Lord General1577 generalissimo1621 generalissimus1637 Commander-in-chief1655 war-lord1856 officer commanding-in-chief1859 C. in C.1889 1621 T. Roe Let. Dec. in Cabala (1654) I. 158 They..are returned to the Port, where Don Philibert of Savoy Generalissimo is present. 1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. 100 Mistris Hutchinson the Generalissimo, the high Priestesse of the new religion. 1647 E. Brabazon Let. to J. Moore in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. iv. 83 S^r. Tho. Fairfax is lately voted Generalissimo of all the forces of England and Ireland. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 464 That Commission of Generalissimo was likewise given to the Prince. 1749 T. Nugent Grand Tour III. 105 They chuse one of the nobility for generalissimo at sea. 1770 E. Goldney Scriptural Men for Civil Governm. 1 King Moses, Generalissimo of God's Favourite People the Israelites. 1806 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 5) i. 3 His fame as Generalissimo of the armies, and first President of the councils of his nation. 1872 Times 26 July 5/3 Our Generalissimo, John, Archbishop of Tuam. 1878 R. Simpson School of Shakspere I. 90 Philip was then deeply engaged in the league against the Turk, of which his brother Don John of Austria was generalissimo. 1937 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Oct. 6/1 British and French authorities have expressed belief that there are at least 100,000 Italians serving under Generalissimo Francisco Franco. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 18 The old generalissimo turned, his two confreres..flanking him in rigid protocol. 1995 Moscow Times (Nexis) 14 June Begov spoke, dressed in a white military-looking tunic..like the one Stalin wore as generalissimo in his later years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621
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