Definition of "generalcy" [generalcy]

• The rank, appointment, authority, or tenure of a general. (noun)

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• "He had prized a lieutenant generalcy since the organization of cavalry corps."
• "For Stuart, the formation of a corps brought with it the prospect of a lieutenant generalcy for himself."
• "He had several times been recommended for a brigadier-generalcy for gallant and meritorious conduct."