generalissimo n 1: the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" [syn: {commander in chief}, {generalissimo}]
Generalissimo \Gen`er*al*is"si*mo\, n. [It., superl. of generale general. See {General}, a.] The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign countries. [1913 Webster]