n.
Pronunciation: ' k ə r-n ə l
Function: 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-s ē \ noun