COLONEL


Meaning of COLONEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkər-n ə l ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of coronel, from Middle French, modification of Old Italian colonnello column of soldiers, colonel, diminutive of colonna column, from Latin columna

Date: 1567

1.

a. : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

b. : lieutenant colonel

2. : a minor titular official of a state especially in southern or midland U.S. — used as an honorific title

• col·o·nel·cy -n ə l-sē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.