major-generaln.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪdʒə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/ˌmeɪdʒə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/ˈˌmeɪdʒər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/

Forms: 1600s major-generall, 1600s– major-general.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening; perhaps modelled on a Dutch lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymon: sergeant-major general at sergeant-major n. 1b

Etymology: Shortened < sergeant-major general at sergeant-major n. 1b (compare major n.²), perhaps after Dutch major generael (1624) or German Generalmajor (1637); compare also French major-général (a1679), Spanish mayor-general (18th cent. or earlier).

Military.

1. An officer of general rank, ranking below a lieutenant general.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of

sergeant-general1579

lieutenant-general1589

sergeant-major1594

colonel-generalc1595

major-general1633

general officer1647

under-general1698

1633 Swedish Intelligencer iii. 8 Major-Generall of the Horse under Walenstein.

a1675 B. Whitelocke Memorials Eng. Affairs (1682) anno 1642 62/2 The City Bands marched forth very chearfully under the Command of Major General Skippon.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 207 James Chudleigh the Major General of the Rebels.

1710 London Gaz. No. 4723/2 The Brigadiers Juel and Daa were created Majors-General.

1781 T. Simes Mil. Guide (ed. 3) 8 On marching days, he follows the Major-general of the day with the encampment.

1803 Gazetteer Scotl. Introd. p. xxxi The military establishment of Scotland consists of a lieutenant general, three major generals [etc.].

1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) xxxiii. 279 He had..been promoted to the rank of major-general in 1745.

1919 Daily Mail 7 Oct. 5/4 Major-General Biddle..is shortly to be ‘demoted’ to brigadier.

1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army p. xxix A brigadier is thus a one-star general, a major-general a two-star general,..and a field-marshal a five star.

2. English History. Each of the officers placed in command of the twelve administrative districts into which England was divided under Cromwell's system of military government (1655–7).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > under Cromwell

major-general1655

1655 O. Cromwell Commission 28 May in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) III. 486 We..do hereby constitute..you the said major general Disbrowe to be major general of all the militia forces raised and to be raised within the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wilts, and Gloucester.

c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) 209 He [sc. Cromwell] att last exercis'd such an arbitrary power that the whole land grew weary of him, while he sett up a companie of silly meane fellows, call'd Major generalls, as Governors in every country.

a1675 B. Whitelocke Memorials Eng. Affairs (1682) anno 1656 622/2 The Protector..told them [sc. the Mayor and Common Council of London] the reasons of his appointing Major-Generals in the several Counties, as a means to preserve the Peace.

1899 S. R. Gardner O. Cromwell 183 The plan of policing the country by a militia of Major-Generals had broken down financially.

1991 D. Hirst Past & Present 51 The purposiveness of godly pressure is nowhere clearer than in the directives against superfluous or disorderly alehouses which Cromwell personally sent his major-generals in 1656.

Derivatives

ˈmajor-ˈgeneralcy n. the office or rank of a major-general.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of > position of

major-generalcy1845

major-generalship1898

1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 492 Now their Major-Generalcies, have all proved failures.

1885 U. S. Grant Pers. Mem. II. xlv. 98 I..strongly recommended him for a major-generalcy.

ˈmajor-ˈgeneralship n. (a) English History the district commanded by a major-general; (b) = major-generalcy n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a major-general

major-generalship1679

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of > position of

major-generalcy1845

major-generalship1898

1679 T. Hobbes Behemoth (unauthorized ed.) 195 He [sc. Cromwell] divided England into eleven Major-General-ships.

1898 Daily News 28 Nov. 5/1 His bravery on the field of Omdurman has won him his Major-Generalship.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	major-general
释义	major-generaln. Brit. /ˌmeɪdʒə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ˌmeɪdʒə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /ˈˌmeɪdʒər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ Forms: 1600s major-generall, 1600s– major-general. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening; perhaps modelled on a Dutch lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a German lexical item. Etymon: sergeant-major general at sergeant-major n. 1b Etymology: Shortened < sergeant-major general at sergeant-major n. 1b (compare major n.²), perhaps after Dutch major generael (1624) or German Generalmajor (1637); compare also French major-général (a1679), Spanish mayor-general (18th cent. or earlier). Military. 1. An officer of general rank, ranking below a lieutenant general. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of sergeant-general1579 lieutenant-general1589 sergeant-major1594 colonel-generalc1595 major-general1633 general officer1647 under-general1698 1633 Swedish Intelligencer iii. 8 Major-Generall of the Horse under Walenstein. a1675 B. Whitelocke Memorials Eng. Affairs (1682) anno 1642 62/2 The City Bands marched forth very chearfully under the Command of Major General Skippon. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 207 James Chudleigh the Major General of the Rebels. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4723/2 The Brigadiers Juel and Daa were created Majors-General. 1781 T. Simes Mil. Guide (ed. 3) 8 On marching days, he follows the Major-general of the day with the encampment. 1803 Gazetteer Scotl. Introd. p. xxxi The military establishment of Scotland consists of a lieutenant general, three major generals [etc.]. 1849 W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (rev. ed.) xxxiii. 279 He had..been promoted to the rank of major-general in 1745. 1919 Daily Mail 7 Oct. 5/4 Major-General Biddle..is shortly to be ‘demoted’ to brigadier. 1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army p. xxix A brigadier is thus a one-star general, a major-general a two-star general,..and a field-marshal a five star. 2. English History. Each of the officers placed in command of the twelve administrative districts into which England was divided under Cromwell's system of military government (1655–7). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > local or district governor > [noun] > under Cromwell major-general1655 1655 O. Cromwell Commission 28 May in Coll. State Papers J. Thurloe (1742) III. 486 We..do hereby constitute..you the said major general Disbrowe to be major general of all the militia forces raised and to be raised within the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wilts, and Gloucester. c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) 209 He [sc. Cromwell] att last exercis'd such an arbitrary power that the whole land grew weary of him, while he sett up a companie of silly meane fellows, call'd Major generalls, as Governors in every country. a1675 B. Whitelocke Memorials Eng. Affairs (1682) anno 1656 622/2 The Protector..told them [sc. the Mayor and Common Council of London] the reasons of his appointing Major-Generals in the several Counties, as a means to preserve the Peace. 1899 S. R. Gardner O. Cromwell 183 The plan of policing the country by a militia of Major-Generals had broken down financially. 1991 D. Hirst Past & Present 51 The purposiveness of godly pressure is nowhere clearer than in the directives against superfluous or disorderly alehouses which Cromwell personally sent his major-generals in 1656. Derivatives ˈmajor-ˈgeneralcy n. the office or rank of a major-general. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of > position of major-generalcy1845 major-generalship1898 1845 T. Carlyle in O. Cromwell Lett. & Speeches II. 492 Now their Major-Generalcies, have all proved failures. 1885 U. S. Grant Pers. Mem. II. xlv. 98 I..strongly recommended him for a major-generalcy. ˈmajor-ˈgeneralship n. (a) English History the district commanded by a major-general; (b) = major-generalcy n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a major-general major-generalship1679 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > general > types of > position of major-generalcy1845 major-generalship1898 1679 T. Hobbes Behemoth (unauthorized ed.) 195 He [sc. Cromwell] divided England into eleven Major-General-ships. 1898 Daily News 28 Nov. 5/1 His bravery on the field of Omdurman has won him his Major-Generalship. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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