Generalship

3 definitions found

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

  Generalship \Gen"er*al*ship\, n.
     1. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of
        a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the
        personality of a general.
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              Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
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     2. Military skill in a general officer or commander.
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     3. Fig.: Leadership; management.
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              An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a
              dust.                                 --Sterne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  generalship
       n 1: the leadership ability of a military general
       2: the office of general

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "generalship":
     arms, art of war, captainship, chairmanship, chivalry,
     convenership, custody, dictatorship, directorate, directorship,
     foremanship, governorship, guardianship, headship, intendancy,
     knighthood, leadership, managership, mastership, overseership,
     presidency, proctorship, sovereignty, stewardship, superintendence,
     superintendency, supervisorship, war