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generalissimo

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gen·er·al·is·si·mo  (jnr--ls-m)
n. pl. gen·er·al·is·si·mos
The commander in chief of all the armed forces in certain countries.
[Italian, superlative of generale, a general, from Latin generlis, general; see general.]
generalissimo
Noun
pl -mos a supreme commander of combined armed forces [Italian]
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Noun1.generalissimo - the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief"
commander in chief
commandant, commander, commanding officer - an officer in command of a military unit
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This unexpected band of auxiliaries arrived in Paris on the tenth of January and the Prince of Conti was named, but not until after a stormy discussion, generalissimo of the army of the king, out of Paris.
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