quartermaster generaln.

Brit.

/ˌkwɔːtəmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/ˌkwɔːtəmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, U.S.

/ˈˌkwɔrdərˌmæstər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/; see also general adj. and n.

Forms: see quartermaster n. and general adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quartermaster n., general adj.

Etymology: < quartermaster n. + general adj.

Military.

The head of the army department in charge of the quartering and equipment of troops.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster-general

marshal of the field?a1560

camp-mastera1569

field marshal1614

quartermaster general1616

marshal of the campa1628

tent-master1648

camp-marshal1670

camp-master-general1693

QMG1758

D.A.Q.M.G.-

1616 Exercise Eng. in J. Bingham tr. Ælian Tactiks 157 To the Cavalry there is a Quarter-master generall, and a Prouost generall belonging.

1647 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1872) II. 72 That they suld furnishe such things as the quarter-maister generall wold desyre.

1701 London Gaz. No. 3732/1 The said Quartermaster-General and Adjutant-General Baron Riedt were sent out to view the Ground.

1783 T. Bruce Let. 24 July in J. Stuart Papers & Corr. (1785) 95 I now lay before the Committee the Quartermaster General's return, made by my order, of the state of the present Tents, &c.

1813 Duke of Wellington Let. to Sir G. Collier 19 Aug. in Dispatches (1838) XI. 15 I enclose a letter to the Quarter Master General directing that the Infantry now in the horse ships at Bilbao may be removed.

1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. xliv. 69 Mifflin, who in August had been appointed quarter-master general.

1918 Punch 2 Jan. 15/2 Military experts will tell you that this is a ‘Q.’ war, meaning thereby that the Quartermaster-General's department is the one which matters.

1950 Amer. Hist. Rev. 55 489 Charles Albert rejected the suggestion and persuaded Franzini to serve as quartermaster general.

1994 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 17/2 The Adjutant General can in some ways be described as the Army's chief personnel officer—just as the Quartermaster General is i/c rations.

Derivatives

ˌquartermaster-ˈgeneralship n. the office or position of quartermaster general.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster-general > position of

quartermaster-generalship1798

1798 W. Heath Mem. 250 Maj. Gen. Greene resigned the Quarter-Master Generalship.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) VI. Index 533/2 [Greene] resigns [the] quartermaster-generalship abruptly.

1934 Times 9 July 10/6 With regard to..his assumption of the Quartermaster-Generalship, he is to leave Sandhurst in less than two months' time.

1955 Washington Post 11 Feb. 26/2 Maj. Gen. Raymond A. Anderson..has assumed the quartermaster generalship of the Marine Corps.

2005 J. J. Kirschke Gouverneur Morris iii. 72 Greene held the quartermaster generalship from 1778 to 1780.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quartermaster general
释义	quartermaster generaln. Brit. /ˌkwɔːtəmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ˌkwɔːtəmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, U.S. /ˈˌkwɔrdərˌmæstər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/; see also general adj. and n. Forms: see quartermaster n. and general adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quartermaster n., general adj. Etymology: < quartermaster n. + general adj. Military. The head of the army department in charge of the quartering and equipment of troops. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster-general marshal of the field?a1560 camp-mastera1569 field marshal1614 quartermaster general1616 marshal of the campa1628 tent-master1648 camp-marshal1670 camp-master-general1693 QMG1758 D.A.Q.M.G.- 1616 Exercise Eng. in J. Bingham tr. Ælian Tactiks 157 To the Cavalry there is a Quarter-master generall, and a Prouost generall belonging. 1647 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1872) II. 72 That they suld furnishe such things as the quarter-maister generall wold desyre. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3732/1 The said Quartermaster-General and Adjutant-General Baron Riedt were sent out to view the Ground. 1783 T. Bruce Let. 24 July in J. Stuart Papers & Corr. (1785) 95 I now lay before the Committee the Quartermaster General's return, made by my order, of the state of the present Tents, &c. 1813 Duke of Wellington Let. to Sir G. Collier 19 Aug. in Dispatches (1838) XI. 15 I enclose a letter to the Quarter Master General directing that the Infantry now in the horse ships at Bilbao may be removed. 1860 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. VIII. xliv. 69 Mifflin, who in August had been appointed quarter-master general. 1918 Punch 2 Jan. 15/2 Military experts will tell you that this is a ‘Q.’ war, meaning thereby that the Quartermaster-General's department is the one which matters. 1950 Amer. Hist. Rev. 55 489 Charles Albert rejected the suggestion and persuaded Franzini to serve as quartermaster general. 1994 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 17/2 The Adjutant General can in some ways be described as the Army's chief personnel officer—just as the Quartermaster General is i/c rations. Derivatives ˌquartermaster-ˈgeneralship n. the office or position of quartermaster general. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster-general > position of quartermaster-generalship1798 1798 W. Heath Mem. 250 Maj. Gen. Greene resigned the Quarter-Master Generalship. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) VI. Index 533/2 [Greene] resigns [the] quartermaster-generalship abruptly. 1934 Times 9 July 10/6 With regard to..his assumption of the Quartermaster-Generalship, he is to leave Sandhurst in less than two months' time. 1955 Washington Post 11 Feb. 26/2 Maj. Gen. Raymond A. Anderson..has assumed the quartermaster generalship of the Marine Corps. 2005 J. J. Kirschke Gouverneur Morris iii. 72 Greene held the quartermaster generalship from 1778 to 1780. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1616
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