colonel

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Last updated: 3/14/2025, 1:11:01 PM

Definition:

[GLOBALISE translation] [...] Title for the officer of the rank immediately above that of captain; to [...] [the person] who held this rank, the command of several companies together (later called a regiment) was entrusted; as a rule — since the 17th century: always — [...] [the colonel] also "owned" a company himself, which [...] [was led] by a deputy. Cited from: Source: https://www.zotero.org/groups/4678659/items/DP3I4H4G Reference: <i>WNT</i>, n.d. WNT: M034675 Classified by: definition