honorary colonel
honorary colonel · honorary colonels
A title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment…A title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment to provide a connection between the community and the military.
Meaning
2 sensesA title given to a person who is not a military officer but is appointed to a regiment to provide a connection between the community and the military.
A senior officer of the regiment, carrying considerable moral authority as the symbolic and ceremonial head of the a regiment.
Forms
plural: honorary colonels| Singular | honorary colonel |
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regular