generalissimo
pronunciation
How to pronounce generalissimo in British English:
UK [ˌdʒenrə'lɪsɪməʊ]
How to pronounce generalissimo in American English:
US [ˌdʒenrə'lɪsɪmoʊ]
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- Noun:
- the officer who holds the supreme command
Word Origin
- generalissimo (n.)
- "supreme military commander," 1620s, from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale, from a sense development similar to French general (see general (n.)). Parson Weems applied it to George Washington. In 20c. use sometimes from Spanish generalissimo in reference to the military dictator Franco.
Example
- 1. Ten generalissimo husband and wife cast light on a republic .
- 2. I dreamed that generalissimo chiang kai-shek would be standing there with his old political sparring partner and secret pen pal , zhou enlai .
- 3. The sadist king and the generalissimo of pain .
- 4. The story was circulated that the generalissimo wanted to follow the custom of the united states and name the vice-president himself .
- 5. Chiang kai-shek : china 's generalissimo and the nation he lost .