commandant
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- an officer in command of a military unitSynonyms: commanding officercommander
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Com′man·dant′ noun
Origin: F., orig. p. pr. of commander.
A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54