Meanings
nouncolonel commandant (plural colonels commandant)
plural colonels commandant · alternative colonel-commandant
- historicalgovernmentA senior colonel who had authority over other colonels; nowadays used as a ceremonial title for some military formations in the United Kingdom, similar to colonel-in-chief.
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colonel commandant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonel%20commandant
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