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colonel
noun
a
senior
commissioned
officer
rank
in
many
armies
,
air
forces
,
and
marine
corps
,
above
lieutenant
colonel
and
below
brigadier
general
•
The
colonel
inspected
the
troops
during
the
dawn
parade
.
The
colonel
inspected
the
troops
during
the
dawn
parade
.
•
After
twenty
years
of
service
,
she
was
promoted
to
colonel
.
After
twenty
years
of
service
,
she
was
promoted
to
colonel
.
Late
16th
c
.,
from
Middle
French
colonel
,
from
Italian
colonnello
“
column
leader
”,
ultimately
from
Latin
columna
“
column
”.
noun
an
honorary
title
granted
by
some
U
.
S
.
states
,
especially
Kentucky
,
as
a
mark
of
distinction
for
community
service
or
achievement
•
He
was
named
a
Kentucky
colonel
for
raising
funds
for
local
schools
.
He
was
named
a
Kentucky
colonel
for
raising
funds
for
local
schools
.
•
People
still
call
her
colonel
even
though
she
never
served
in
the
military
.
People
still
call
her
colonel
even
though
she
never
served
in
the
military
.
Extension
of
the
military
rank
’
s
prestige
to
civilian
honors
in
the
early
19th-century
American
South
,
most
famously
formalized
in
Kentucky
in
1813
.
