Originally: any senior army officer; a commander, a general. Later (esp. in marshal of the field, marshal of the camp): an officer of a definite…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster-general (11) marshal of the field?a1560 Originally: any senior army officer; a commander, a general. Later (esp. in marshal of the field, marshal of the camp): an officer of a definite… camp-mastera1569 The term used in 16–17th centuries to render Spanish maestre de campo, Italian maestro di campo, and French maistre de camp, a staff-officer of… field marshal1614 In early use: an officer subordinate only to the captain general or general, responsible for the control of the encampment and provisioning of the… quartermaster general1616 The head of the army department in charge of the quartering and equipment of troops. marshal of the campa1628 Originally: any senior army officer; a commander, a general. Later (esp. in marshal of the field, marshal of the camp): an officer of a definite… tent-master1648 see quot. 1648. camp-marshal1670 = French maréchal de camp, see camp-master, n. camp-master-general1693 The term used in 16–17th centuries to render Spanish maestre de campo, Italian maestro di campo, and French maistre de camp, a staff-officer of… QMG1758 quartermaster general. D.A.Q.M.G.- Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General. Subcategories:— position of (1) |
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