captain-generaln.

Forms: Also Captain General.

Etymology: = French capitain général, Spanish capitan general.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Captain ˈGeneral.

Historical.

Chief commander of a force: commander-in-chief of an army (obsolete in English use). Also the governor of a Spanish province or colony.

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

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > Spanish

commendator1583

adelantado1588

lantado1602

captain-general1777

jefe1844

1514 Summ. Terouane in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 317 The Lord Pont Deremy, capeteyn generall.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 268 Honour'd Captaine Generall of the armie.

1708 Proclam. 30 Dec. in London Gaz. No. 4503/1 John Duke of Marlborough, Captain General of our Forces.

1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II I. ix. 246 The marquis of Mondejar, captain-general of the province.

1809 Duke of Wellington Let. 8 Aug. in Dispatches (1838) V. 3 Appointing me one of the Captains General of the Spanish armies.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 2 It is here the governors and captain-generals of the islands have been buried.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	captain-general
释义	captain-generaln. Forms: Also Captain General. Etymology: = French capitain général, Spanish capitan general.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Captain ˈGeneral. Historical. Chief commander of a force: commander-in-chief of an army (obsolete in English use). Also the governor of a Spanish province or colony. 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 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > Spanish commendator1583 adelantado1588 lantado1602 captain-general1777 jefe1844 1514 Summ. Terouane in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 317 The Lord Pont Deremy, capeteyn generall. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 268 Honour'd Captaine Generall of the armie. 1708 Proclam. 30 Dec. in London Gaz. No. 4503/1 John Duke of Marlborough, Captain General of our Forces. 1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II I. ix. 246 The marquis of Mondejar, captain-general of the province. 1809 Duke of Wellington Let. 8 Aug. in Dispatches (1838) V. 3 Appointing me one of the Captains General of the Spanish armies. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 2 It is here the governors and captain-generals of the islands have been buried. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1514
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