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Field marshal

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Noun
  1. 1
    In certain nations the highest military rank, ranking below only the commander in chief; now mostly disused, being reserved for wartime or post-wartime use, and having become ceremonial in some countries.
  2. 2
    an officer holding the highest rank in the army wordnet

Etymology

From field + marshal, calque of German Feldmarschall or its source, Middle French maréchal de camp.

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