generalissimusn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsᵻməs/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsəˌməs/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from German. Etymon: German Generalissimus.

Etymology: Apparently < German Generalissimus (1634 (as title of Albrecht von Wallenstein, supreme commander of the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War; compare quot. 1637) or earlier; in early use with Latin inflectional endings), use as noun of post-classical Latin generalissimus , adjective (4th cent.; superlative of classical Latin generālis general adj.), after Italian generalissimo generalissimo n. Compare Swedish generalissimus (1649), French généralissime (a1612), both after Italian. Compare earlier generalissimo n.In quot. 1948 after Russian generalissimus (1731; 1945 as honorary title given to Stalin).

= generalissimo n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > commander-in-chief

captain of the warc1450

captain-general1514

general of the army1548

Lord General1577

generalissimo1621

generalissimus1637

Commander-in-chief1655

war-lord1856

officer commanding-in-chief1859

C. in C.1889

1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 126 His Majesty then fearing that Walestine [sc. Wallenstein] lately made Generalissimus to the Emperours whole Army, was coming with a strong Army out of Bohemia.

1683 London Gaz. No. 1803/2 It is said, That the Duke of Lorrain will command the Emperor's Forces this next Campaign, as Generalissimus.

1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Generalissimo or Generalissimus, a Supreme General, one that commands other Generals; a Commander in Chief.

1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein II. vi. i. 8 The Emperor,..created him Generalissimus of all the Austrian armies.

1899 Marshfield (Wisconsin) Times 9 June 3/4 That general distinguished himself by exceptional bravery and earned the rank of generalissimus.

1909 Times 30 Aug. 4/1 One result of M. Christensen's appointment is the resignation of the Generalissimus, General Lütken.

1948 Polit. Sci. Q. 63 10 The pictures of Generalissimus Stalin and other Soviet leaders,..are conspicuously absent in Poland.

1999 Scand. Stud. (Nexis) 22 Mar. 81 The death of King Karl precipitated an abrupt change in Swedish policy initiated by Count Frederick of Hessen-Kassel (1674-1751), the Swedish generalissimus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	generalissimus
释义	generalissimusn. Brit. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsᵻməs/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(ə)rəˈlɪsəˌməs/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from German. Etymon: German Generalissimus. Etymology: Apparently < German Generalissimus (1634 (as title of Albrecht von Wallenstein, supreme commander of the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War; compare quot. 1637) or earlier; in early use with Latin inflectional endings), use as noun of post-classical Latin generalissimus , adjective (4th cent.; superlative of classical Latin generālis general adj.), after Italian generalissimo generalissimo n. Compare Swedish generalissimus (1649), French généralissime (a1612), both after Italian. Compare earlier generalissimo n.In quot. 1948 after Russian generalissimus (1731; 1945 as honorary title given to Stalin). = generalissimo n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > commander-in-chief captain of the warc1450 captain-general1514 general of the army1548 Lord General1577 generalissimo1621 generalissimus1637 Commander-in-chief1655 war-lord1856 officer commanding-in-chief1859 C. in C.1889 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 126 His Majesty then fearing that Walestine [sc. Wallenstein] lately made Generalissimus to the Emperours whole Army, was coming with a strong Army out of Bohemia. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1803/2 It is said, That the Duke of Lorrain will command the Emperor's Forces this next Campaign, as Generalissimus. 1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Generalissimo or Generalissimus, a Supreme General, one that commands other Generals; a Commander in Chief. 1878 J. R. Seeley Life & Times Stein II. vi. i. 8 The Emperor,..created him Generalissimus of all the Austrian armies. 1899 Marshfield (Wisconsin) Times 9 June 3/4 That general distinguished himself by exceptional bravery and earned the rank of generalissimus. 1909 Times 30 Aug. 4/1 One result of M. Christensen's appointment is the resignation of the Generalissimus, General Lütken. 1948 Polit. Sci. Q. 63 10 The pictures of Generalissimus Stalin and other Soviet leaders,..are conspicuously absent in Poland. 1999 Scand. Stud. (Nexis) 22 Mar. 81 The death of King Karl precipitated an abrupt change in Swedish policy initiated by Count Frederick of Hessen-Kassel (1674-1751), the Swedish generalissimus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1637
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