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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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  1. n. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general.
  2. n. Military skill in a general officer or commander.
  3. n. Fig.: Leadership; management.
  4. n. the leadership ability of a military general
  5. n. the office and authority of a general
  6. 1. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general. Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene. Goldsmith. 2. Military skill in a general officer or commander. 3. Fig.: Leadership; management. An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a dust. Sterne.
  7. n:100 n. the leadership ability of a military general n. the office and authority of a general