Definition of Colonelcy. Meaning of Colonelcy. Synonyms of Colonelcy

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Definition of Colonelcy

Colonelcy
Colonelcy Colo"nel*cy, n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.

Meaning of Colonelcy from wikipedia

- honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. It is the most well known colonelcy in the United States. A Kentucky Colonel Commission (the certificate)...
- Colonel (/ˈkɜːrnəl/ KUR-nəl; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police...
- century most British regiments were commonly known by the name of the colonelcy, for example Lord Churchill's Dragoons (1683–1685) or Elliot's Light Horse...
- travelers and visitors within their states. The origins of the titular colonelcy can be traced back to colonial and antebellum times when men of the landed...
- Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky Colonel, Kentucky Colonels, or Kentucky Colonelcy may also refer to: Kentucky colonel organizations, charitable or fraternal...
- Patricia Edwina Victoria Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Baroness Brabourne, CBE, DStJ, MSC, CD (née Mountbatten; 14 February 1924 – 13...
- Indian Army's honorary rank of Colonel from the date of his Lieutenant Colonelcy with British Army. This unfair system preserved the fictional equivalency...
- Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Forsyth (c. 1760 – June 28, 1814) served as a United States Army officer during the War of 1812. Born in North Carolina...
- Main Street in 1770, was partially destro**** by fire. He resigned his colonelcy early in 1778. In 1781 his home served as a meeting place for George Washington...
- the ground so long and obstinately defended." Sir William Brog took the colonelcy of the old regiment after the death of its former commander, Sir William...