Crossword clues for colonelcy
colonelcy
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Colonelcy
Colonelcy \Colo"nel*cy\, n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.
Wiktionary
colonelcy
n. The rank or office of a colonel
Usage examples of "colonelcy".
I wrote him a petition, short, but so well composed that the secretary of war, having enquired the name of the author, gave the Albanian his colonelcy.
The new rank of commander was a compromise, after the city manager vetoed the colonelcies the new chief had wanted.
You probably think I'm disappointed about the colonelcies being shot down, and I am-- a little.
Through the lieutenancies he rises to the colonelcy, or superintendent's position, by appointment from above, strictly limited to the candidates of the best records.