commandership

com·mand·er

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Definitions of commandership word

noun commandership a person who commands. 1
noun commandership a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader. 1
noun commandership the commissioned officer in command of a military unit. 1
noun commandership U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and above a lieutenant commander. 1
noun commandership a police officer in charge of a precinct or other unit. 1
noun commandership the chief officer of a commandery in the medieval orders of Knights Hospitalers, Knights Templars, and others. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English < Old French comandere, equivalent to comand(er) to command + -ere < Latin -ātōr- -ator

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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