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Brewer's: Generalissimo
(g soft). Called Tagus among the ancient Thessalians, Brennus among the ancient Gauls, Pendragon among the ancient Welsh or Celts. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Church, Sir Richard
(Encyclopedia) Church, Sir Richard, 1784–1873, British army officer. After varied service, he organized a Greek regiment to defend (1812–15) the Ionian Islands, and in 1827 he was made generalissimo…Cairo Conference
(Encyclopedia) Cairo Conference, Nov. 22–26, 1943, World War II meeting of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of…Forbin, Claude, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Forbin, Claude, comte deForbin, Claude, comte deklōd kôNt də fôrbăNˈ [key], 1656–1733, French naval commander. He fought in the Antilles (1680) and in Abraham Duquesne's Algerian…Colleoni, Bartolomeo
(Encyclopedia) Colleoni, BartolomeoColleoni, Bartolomeobärtōlōmĕˈō kōl-lāôˈnē [key], 1400–1475, Italian soldier of fortune. A condottiere, Colleoni fought in the wars between Venice and Milan, often…Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidas
(Encyclopedia) Trujillo Molina, Rafael LeonidasTrujillo Molina, Rafael Leonidasräfäĕlˈ lāōnēˈᵺäs tr&oomacr;hēˈyō mōlēˈnä [key], 1891–1961, president of the Dominican Republic (1930–38, 1942–52).…Madame Chiang Kai-shek
Name at birth: Soong Mei-lingBorn in China and educated in the United States, Soong Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek in 1927 and went on to become an internationally famous advocate for her husband'…Morelos y Pavón, José María
(Encyclopedia) Morelos y Pavón, José MaríaMorelos y Pavón, José Maríahōsāˈ märēˈä mōrāˈlōs ē pävōnˈ [key], 1765–1815, Mexican leader in the revolution against Spain, a national hero. He was, like…shogun
(Encyclopedia) shogunshogunshōˈgŭnˌ [key], title of the feudal military administrator who from the 12th cent. to the 19th cent. was, as the emperor's military deputy, the actual ruler of Japan. The…Brewer's: General Issue
is pleading “Not guilty” to a criminal charge; “Never indebted” to a charge of debt; the issue formed by a general denial of the plaintiff's charge. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Trending
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