generalissimoship

generalissimoship

English

Etymology

From generalissimo +‎ -ship.

Noun

generalissimoship (plural generalissimoships)

1. The position or office of a generalissimo.
   • 1840, Nathan Sidney Smith Beman, The Gospel Adapted to the Wants of the World: A Sermon, p. 30:

     The idea here, as the chief word, ανακεφαλαιώσασθαι, is plainly military; that he might reduce under one grand command, or captaincy, or generalissimoship, in Christ...

   • 1910, W. von Seidlitz, A History of Japanese Colour-Prints, p. 36:

     The fierce contests which were fought out during the twelfth century between the noble families of Minamoto (Genji) and Taira (Heike), and which ended in its concluding years with the elevation of Minamoto no Yoritomo to the Shogunate (Generalissimoship), brought about a noteworthy change in art...

   • 1971, K. S. Liew, Struggle for Democracy: Sung Chiao-jen and the 1911 Chinese Revolution, p. 134:

     Li Yuan-hung was to assume the generalissimoship. ... Looking back at the chaos of the time, and the childish solution to the controversy of the generalissimoships as if we were playing a game of chess, it was indeed laughable.