Hypertext Webster Gateway: "generalissimo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
generalissimo
n : the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the
president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in
chief}]
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