generalissimo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈliːsɪməʊ/ (UK)
- /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlisimoʊ/ (General-American)
- /ˌd͡ʒɛnəɹəˈlɪsɪməʊ/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian generalissimo, superlative of generale.
Meanings
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A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.
Where stands Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in this conflict of opinion concerning the tactics which China should adopt towards the aggressor? Chiang Kai-shek, according to officials who know his mind with whom I have talked, is all for resistance—as soon as he thinks he can win! “It is a fatal mistake for the Japanese to imagine that I will not fight under any circumstances,” he has said. But the Chinese Generalissimo is too well versed in the philosophy of his country not to recollect that it is foolish to fight with the certainty of defeat.
1936, H. Hessell Tiltman, The Far East Comes Nearer, Jarrolds, page 249:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| generalissimi | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| generalissimos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (29)
bg генерали́симус (supreme commander) · ko 대원수 (supreme commander) · ga ardghinearál (supreme commander) · de Generalissimus (supreme commander) · cmn 大帥 /大帅 (supreme commander) · eo ĉefgeneralo (supreme commander) · ko 총통 (supreme commander) · pt generalíssimo (supreme commander) · tr başkomutan (supreme commander) · mk генерали́симус (supreme commander) · pl generalissimus (supreme commander) · cmn 大元帥 /大元帅 (supreme commander) · gv ard-chionfenee (supreme commander) · id jenderal besar (supreme commander) · ja 大元帥 (supreme commander) · fi generalissimo (supreme commander) · kk генералиссимус (supreme commander) · es generalísimo (supreme commander) · ro generalisim (supreme commander) · it generalissimo (supreme commander) · fr généralissime (supreme commander) · cs generalissimus (supreme commander) · ja 総統 (supreme commander) · fi generalissimus (supreme commander) · ka გენერალისიმუსი (supreme commander) · hu generalisszimusz (supreme commander) · el αρχιστράτηγος (supreme commander) · mhr генералиссимус (supreme commander) · ru генерали́ссимус (supreme commander)