Generalship

Generalship
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. [1913 Webster]

Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

2. Military skill in a general officer or commander. [1913 Webster]

3. Fig.: Leadership; management. [1913 Webster]

An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a dust. --Sterne. [1913 Webster]


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