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Colonelcy is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Colonelcy in a sentence

Colonelcy meaning

The rank or office of a colonel.

Using Colonelcy

  • The main meaning on this page is: The rank or office of a colonel.

Context around Colonelcy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Colonelcy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a colonelcy 1× lee s colonelcy was signed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

during the siege 1× lee s colonelcy 1×

Common sentence endings:

as a colonelcy 1× president abraham lincoln 1×

Words around Colonelcy

Just before it in the word index:

colonel 850 colone 2 colon 338 colome 12 colombus 3 colombo 317

Just after it in the word index:

colonels 64 colones 4 colonette 2 coloni 3 colonia 34 coloniae 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Colonelcy

  • In this selection, "colonelcy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a colonelcy and lee s colonelcy was signed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colonelcy" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colonelcy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lee's colonelcy was signed by the new President, Abraham Lincoln. (11 words)

During the siege of Lille he so distinguished himself that he received a lieutenancy in the guard (ranking as a colonelcy). (21 words)

Longer example sentences

During the siege of Lille he so distinguished himself that he received a lieutenancy in the guard (ranking as a colonelcy). (21 words)

Lee's colonelcy was signed by the new President, Abraham Lincoln. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

During the siege of Lille he so distinguished himself that he received a lieutenancy in the guard (ranking as a colonelcy).

Lee's colonelcy was signed by the new President, Abraham Lincoln.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colonelcy" in a sentence?
An example: "During the siege of Lille he so distinguished himself that he received a lieutenancy in the guard (ranking as a colonelcy)." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "colonelcy" from authentic English texts.
What does "colonelcy" mean?
Colonelcy means: The rank or office of a colonel.
How many example sentences with "colonelcy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "colonelcy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.