generalshipn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʃɪp/,

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlˌʃɪp/

Forms: see general adj. and n. and -ship suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: general n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < general n. + -ship suffix. In sense 4 translating German Generalat generalate n. Compare generalate n.

a. The office, position, or rank of general.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > position of

generalship1575

generalate1613

generaltya1645

generality1686

generalcy1840

1575 T. Newton tr. C. A. Curione Notable Hist. Saracens ii. 79 Andrew was discharged of his generalshippe.

1595 A. Hartwell tr. G. T. Minadoi Hist. Warres Turkes & Persians iv. 164 After the depriuing of Mustaffa from the charge of the Generalship, Amurath was enforced to elect a new General.

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 105 These thoughts lifted him [sc. Xenophon] vp to desire the Generall-ship.

1690 London Gaz. No. 2540/1 Don Marco Ottoboni is gone to Civita Vecchia, to take possession of the Generalship of the Gallies.

1707 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 206 The prince of Nassau Frizeland has been admitted to the generalship of the Dutch infantry.

1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity IV. ix. vii. 163 A new power..had wrested the generalship and the direction of a Crusade from the hands of the most mighty prelate.

1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Aug. 4 He joined Garibaldi..and was promoted to a generalship.

1917 Amer. Hist. Rev. 22 430 Still later, on his retirement to Spain, he was promoted to a generalship.

1991 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 17 Jan. 1 He explained why he took the generalship of the Confederate army when the Union had offered him the same position.

b. The term of office of a general; the period of time served by a general.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > tenure of office of

generalship1610

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God i. xxiii. 37 Regulus..in his generallship, returned with diuers noble victories vnto the Romanes.

1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. i. i. xi. 123 Unto which 207 there being added 21 for the time of Cyrus his Generalship.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 554 Those fifteen hundred Horse which marched Northward, within very few days were brought to nothing; and the Generalship of the Lord Digby, to an end.

1863 E. A. Freeman Hist. Federal Greece I. viii. 602 If then Plutarch be right in calling 226 his twelfth, and 213 his seventeenth Generalship,..we must also suppose four Generalships between 241 and 234.

1896 W. M. Flinders Petrie Hist. Egypt II. 251 He may well have executed these monuments to record the triumphs of his generalship.

1998 R. J. Buck Thrasybulus & Athenian Democracy ii. 46 Presumably Thrasybulus returned to Athens at the end of his generalship.

2. †(a) The functions of a general. Obsolete. (b) Performance of the role or functions of a general; the command or management of an army.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > function of

generalship1591

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > conduct of

generalship1730

1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 225 May be able worthily to performe his Lieutenant and Generalship.

1730 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Study Hist. (1752) I. ii. 24 Cicero..laughs, indeed in one of his letters to Atticus, at his generalship.

1777 H. H. Brackenridge Death Gen. Montgomery v. i. 42 On me devolves the task Of Generalship; then may I pray from you Obedience prompt, in this fair enterprize?

1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 167 Leosthenes was provoked to ask, what benefit Athens had reaped from Phocion's generalship.

1884 H. Spencer Man v. State 109 The civil head, ceasing to be the military head, does his generalship by deputy.

1949 P. Larkin Let. 13 July in Sel. Lett. (1992) 154 Great men have great energy, whether at generalship or industry or painting.

2005 S. Forsdyke Exile, Ostracism, & Democracy iv. 179 Thucydides tells us that he went into exile for twenty years following his generalship at Amphipolis.

a. The qualities or abilities characteristic of a (good) general; skill in the command or management of an army; strategy.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > strategy

strategics1653

generalship1665

strategy1779

strategic1810

strategying1858

1665 T. Stanley tr. Ælian Various Hist. vii. xiv. 151 The Warlike actions and Generalship of Xenophon many celebrate.

1758 Life & Actions Frederic King of Prussia 126 Eugene's great Generalship and good Fortune still procured him the Advantage over this courageous, magnificent Marshal.

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 209/1 Hannibal gave great proofs of generalship.

1800 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 6) vi. 37 This was a bold stroke of generalship.

1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV II. 412 Turenne was too well aware of the generalship of Condé to attempt to attack him in his retreat.

1871 Daily News 25 Sept. Of all our weak points, generalship is the weakest.

1937 B. H. Dicke Bush Speaks 45 His political moves surpassed his generalship; his plausible tongue, his sword.

1958 Listener 13 Nov. 791/3 Nor did Montgomery, unfairly scornful though he is of generalship in the first world war, disdain tactics of attrition at times.

1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army x. 108 Any teaching of generalship is to sense ‘what being a general is all about’, so that they can understand the staff role better.

b. Command or management in any sphere; esp. skilful management, accomplished leadership.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill in managing or directing

conductc1515

conveyance?1531

convoyance1578

conduction1579

direction1585

leading1598

managementa1715

generalship1759

coachmanship1776

stick-handling1969

1759 L. Sterne Polit. Romance 14 All this, you must know, is look'd upon in no other Light, but as an artful Stroke of Generalship in Trim, to raise a Dust, and cover himself.

1812 Examiner 5 Oct. 637/1 He thanked them for this mode of undermining him, for it only shewed their own want of generalship.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xix. 186 The..actress..but for the Major's generalship, might have been your daughter-in-law, ma'am.

1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 18 Nov. 9/2 I have infinite confidence in your generalship.

1902 Musical Times 43 730/2 Mr. Henry J. Wood deserves the highest praise for his generalship and alertness in the arduous duties of conductor.

1968 Times 3 July 13/3 He led Yorkshire in this game from the front, taking wickets, taking catches, and captaining his side with rare generalship.

1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 11 Jan. 31 Ulster..were in no mood to be denied and with Mason's boot and the brilliant generalship of skipper Humphreys they never surrendered their advantage.

†4. = generalate n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a general

generalship1762

generalate1852

1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. V. 180 The abbey of Denkendorf, which gives its name to the generalship [Ger. das Generalat].

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

单词	generalship
释义	generalshipn. Brit. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlʃɪp/, /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩ʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəlˌʃɪp/ Forms: see general adj. and n. and -ship suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: general n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < general n. + -ship suffix. In sense 4 translating German Generalat generalate n. Compare generalate n. 1. a. The office, position, or rank of general. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > position of generalship1575 generalate1613 generaltya1645 generality1686 generalcy1840 1575 T. Newton tr. C. A. Curione Notable Hist. Saracens ii. 79 Andrew was discharged of his generalshippe. 1595 A. Hartwell tr. G. T. Minadoi Hist. Warres Turkes & Persians iv. 164 After the depriuing of Mustaffa from the charge of the Generalship, Amurath was enforced to elect a new General. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 105 These thoughts lifted him [sc. Xenophon] vp to desire the Generall-ship. 1690 London Gaz. No. 2540/1 Don Marco Ottoboni is gone to Civita Vecchia, to take possession of the Generalship of the Gallies. 1707 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) VI. 206 The prince of Nassau Frizeland has been admitted to the generalship of the Dutch infantry. 1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity IV. ix. vii. 163 A new power..had wrested the generalship and the direction of a Crusade from the hands of the most mighty prelate. 1870 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Aug. 4 He joined Garibaldi..and was promoted to a generalship. 1917 Amer. Hist. Rev. 22 430 Still later, on his retirement to Spain, he was promoted to a generalship. 1991 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 17 Jan. 1 He explained why he took the generalship of the Confederate army when the Union had offered him the same position. b. The term of office of a general; the period of time served by a general. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > tenure of office of generalship1610 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God i. xxiii. 37 Regulus..in his generallship, returned with diuers noble victories vnto the Romanes. 1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. i. i. xi. 123 Unto which 207 there being added 21 for the time of Cyrus his Generalship. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. ix. 554 Those fifteen hundred Horse which marched Northward, within very few days were brought to nothing; and the Generalship of the Lord Digby, to an end. 1863 E. A. Freeman Hist. Federal Greece I. viii. 602 If then Plutarch be right in calling 226 his twelfth, and 213 his seventeenth Generalship,..we must also suppose four Generalships between 241 and 234. 1896 W. M. Flinders Petrie Hist. Egypt II. 251 He may well have executed these monuments to record the triumphs of his generalship. 1998 R. J. Buck Thrasybulus & Athenian Democracy ii. 46 Presumably Thrasybulus returned to Athens at the end of his generalship. 2. †(a) The functions of a general. Obsolete. (b) Performance of the role or functions of a general; the command or management of an army. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > function of generalship1591 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > conduct of generalship1730 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 225 May be able worthily to performe his Lieutenant and Generalship. 1730 Visct. Bolingbroke Lett. Study Hist. (1752) I. ii. 24 Cicero..laughs, indeed in one of his letters to Atticus, at his generalship. 1777 H. H. Brackenridge Death Gen. Montgomery v. i. 42 On me devolves the task Of Generalship; then may I pray from you Obedience prompt, in this fair enterprize? 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 167 Leosthenes was provoked to ask, what benefit Athens had reaped from Phocion's generalship. 1884 H. Spencer Man v. State 109 The civil head, ceasing to be the military head, does his generalship by deputy. 1949 P. Larkin Let. 13 July in Sel. Lett. (1992) 154 Great men have great energy, whether at generalship or industry or painting. 2005 S. Forsdyke Exile, Ostracism, & Democracy iv. 179 Thucydides tells us that he went into exile for twenty years following his generalship at Amphipolis. 3. a. The qualities or abilities characteristic of a (good) general; skill in the command or management of an army; strategy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > war as profession or skill > [noun] > strategy strategics1653 generalship1665 strategy1779 strategic1810 strategying1858 1665 T. Stanley tr. Ælian Various Hist. vii. xiv. 151 The Warlike actions and Generalship of Xenophon many celebrate. 1758 Life & Actions Frederic King of Prussia 126 Eugene's great Generalship and good Fortune still procured him the Advantage over this courageous, magnificent Marshal. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 209/1 Hannibal gave great proofs of generalship. 1800 M. L. Weems Life G. Washington (ed. 6) vi. 37 This was a bold stroke of generalship. 1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV II. 412 Turenne was too well aware of the generalship of Condé to attempt to attack him in his retreat. 1871 Daily News 25 Sept. Of all our weak points, generalship is the weakest. 1937 B. H. Dicke Bush Speaks 45 His political moves surpassed his generalship; his plausible tongue, his sword. 1958 Listener 13 Nov. 791/3 Nor did Montgomery, unfairly scornful though he is of generalship in the first world war, disdain tactics of attrition at times. 1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army x. 108 Any teaching of generalship is to sense ‘what being a general is all about’, so that they can understand the staff role better. b. Command or management in any sphere; esp. skilful management, accomplished leadership. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill in managing or directing conductc1515 conveyance?1531 convoyance1578 conduction1579 direction1585 leading1598 managementa1715 generalship1759 coachmanship1776 stick-handling1969 1759 L. Sterne Polit. Romance 14 All this, you must know, is look'd upon in no other Light, but as an artful Stroke of Generalship in Trim, to raise a Dust, and cover himself. 1812 Examiner 5 Oct. 637/1 He thanked them for this mode of undermining him, for it only shewed their own want of generalship. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xix. 186 The..actress..but for the Major's generalship, might have been your daughter-in-law, ma'am. 1887 Times (Weekly ed.) 18 Nov. 9/2 I have infinite confidence in your generalship. 1902 Musical Times 43 730/2 Mr. Henry J. Wood deserves the highest praise for his generalship and alertness in the arduous duties of conductor. 1968 Times 3 July 13/3 He led Yorkshire in this game from the front, taking wickets, taking catches, and captaining his side with rare generalship. 1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 11 Jan. 31 Ulster..were in no mood to be denied and with Mason's boot and the brilliant generalship of skipper Humphreys they never surrendered their advantage. †4. = generalate n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a general generalship1762 generalate1852 1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. 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