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Definition of colonel-in-chief noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colonel-in-chief

noun

/ˌkɜːnl ɪn ˈtʃiːf/

/ˌkɜːrnl ɪn ˈtʃiːf/

(plural colonels-in-chief)

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the honorary head of a regiment in the British army

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