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Definition of Generalissimo

Generalissimo
Generalissimo Gen`er*al*is"si*mo, n. [It., superl. of generale general. See General, a.] The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign countries.

Meaning of Generalissimo from wikipedia

- Generalissimo (/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsɪmoʊ/ JEN-(ə-)rə-LIS-ih-moh) is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks...
- up generalissimo, generalissimus, or généralissime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Generalissimo is the rank of 'supreme general' . Generalissimo may...
- "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead" is a catchphrase that originated in 1975 during the first season of NBC's Sa****ay Night (now called Sa****ay...
- Kuomintang (KMT) party, General of the National Revolutionary Army, known as Generalissimo, and the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) in mainland China from...
- wear his Marshal insignia and uniform. The rank of Generalissimus (or Generalissimo) was awarded to several military leaders in the Imperial Russian Army...
- proposed ranks such as generalissimo, which are senior to their five-star equivalent ranks. Adopted from Italian (generalissimo) and Latin (generalissimus)...
- and heavily-outnumbered Russian army was rewarded by a promotion to Generalissimo. Suvorov died in 1800 of illness in Saint Petersburg. One of the foremost...
- Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base (IATA: N/A, ICAO: SVFM), commonly called by its former name of La Carlota, is located in Caracas, Venezuela...
- rebel leadership, became his faction's only leader, being appointed generalissimo and head of state in 1936. He consolidated all nationalist parties into...
- Wehrmacht. In other states, the approximate equivalent would be the rank of generalissimo. Until 1940, the highest rank in the German military was Generalfeldmarschall...