COLONEL, noun The chief commander of a regiment of troops, whether infantry or cavalry. He ranks next below a brigadier-general. In England, colonel-lieutenant is the commander of a regiment of guards, of which the king, prince or other person of eminence is colonel Lieutenant-colonel is the second officer in a regiment, and commands it in the absence of the colonel
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.