Colonel
Pronunciation : Colo"nel
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column.] (Mil.)
Definition : Defn: The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913