general officer

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general officer (plural general officers)

  1. (military) An officer above the rank of colonel.
    • 1791, Charlotte Smith, Celestina, Broadview, published 2004, page 177:
      The former of these young men had been adopted by his uncle, who, after a life passed in the army, had died a general officer at a very advanced age, and had left his nephew his whole fortune [] .

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