archcommander

English

Alternative forms

• arch-commander

Etymology

From arch- +‎ commander.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃ.kəˈmændɚ/

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Noun

archcommander (plural archcommanders)

1. (rare, science fiction, fantasy, video games) The supreme commander; a commander-in-chief.
   • 1903, Christian Faith and Life, Volume 7‎^[1], page 5:

     And they said,"We beseech thee, Michael , our Archcommander, transfer (μεταθες) us from them, for we cannot abide with evil and foolish men, because there is no good in them but all wickedness and greediness. We beg then that we may depart from them."

   • 1978, Paweł Jasienica, Jagiellonian Poland‎^[2], American Institute of Polish Culture, page 103:

     Jagiello acted chivalrously; he had the body washed, covered with a purple shroud and sent to Malbork on a carriage drawn by four horses, together with the bodies of other dignitaries, such as the archcommander and the grand marshal.

   • 1995, Martha Wells, City of Bones‎^[3], TOR, →ISBN, page 316:

     The archcommander caught his arm and tried to draw him away, counseling caution, but the enraged Patrician shook him off, saying, "He gave you this place that should have been your prison and turned it into a palace, let you work your damned unnatural magics wherever you pleased, let you recruit more of your own kind...”

   • 2019 April 23, Goromhir, yucklawyers, “Discussion / MOD 16 The End of Neverwinter. Lead Desinger failed.. ^[sic]”, in forums.mmorpg.com‎^[4]:

     There's some major design flaws as well. Scaling for one is a pitta. Never liked it myself on any MMORPG, it's cheap, tacky, destroys tension and for me inserts a huge wad of loss of realism, oh, yes, those wasps I destroyed at level one in two seconds can now fight my uber level 200 with the 'Archcommanders Sword of Cheese Shoes' for ten minutes now! Go figure.