Definitions for colonelcies
colonelcies
colo·nel·cy
Spelling: [kur-nl-see]
IPA: /ˈkɜr nl si/
Colonelcies is a 11 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.
You can make 434 anagrams from letters in colonelcies (cceeillnoos).
Definitions for colonelcies
noun
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the rank, position, or status of a colonel.
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an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy.
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a commissioned officer of similar rank in the armed forces of some other nations.
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an honorary title bestowed by some Southern states, as to those who have brought honor to the state, prominent businesspersons, visiting celebrities, or the like:
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Older Use. (in the South) a title of respect prefixed to the name of distinguished elderly men.
Origin of colonelcies
First recorded in 1790-1800; colonel + -cy
Examples for colonelcies
His distinction was in holding two colonelcies together, one of Foot and one of Horse.