Generalissimo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Generalissimo \Gen`er*al*is"si*mo\, n. [It., superl. of generale
     general. See {General}, a.]
     The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in
     chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions
     under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign
     countries.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  generalissimo
       n : the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the
           president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in
           chief}]