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A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank a…

Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army;…

In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; as, advanced opinions, advanced thinkers.

The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; a…

One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preeminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.

A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in battle array.

A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an…

A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

An evolution by which a body of troops change front or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same men in the front rank;…

To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degra…

One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of…

Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope.

The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.

One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In…

The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate…

A single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who are of the sa…

A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and r…