'Generalship' definitions:
Definition of 'generalship'
(from WordNet)
noun
The leadership ability of a military general
noun
The office and authority of a general [syn: generalship, generalcy]
Definition of 'Generalship'
From: 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. [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]
Synonyms of 'generalship'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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