generalship

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

generalship
    n 1: the leadership ability of a military general
    2: the office and authority of a general [syn: {generalship},
       {generalcy}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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            Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene.
                                                  --Goldsmith.
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   2. Military skill in a general officer or commander.
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   3. Fig.: Leadership; management.
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            An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a
            dust.                                 --Sterne.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

28 Moby Thesaurus words for "generalship":
      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