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Colo"nel (?), n. [F.
colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or
commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L.
columna. See Column.] (Mil.) The chief
officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant
colonel and next below a brigadier general.

Colo"nel*cy (?), n. (Mil.)
The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.

Colo"nel*ship, n.
Colonelcy. Swift.

Col"o*ner (?), n. A
colonist. [Obs.] Holland

Co*lo"ni*al (?), a. [Cf. F.
colonial.] Of or pertaining to a colony; as,
colonial rights, traffic, wars.

Co*lon"i*cal (?), a. [L.
colonus husbandman.] Of or pertaining to
husbandmen. [Obs.]

Col"o*nist (?), n. A member or
inhabitant of a colony.

||Col`o*ni"tis (?), n.
(Med.) See Colitis.

Col`o*ni*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F.
colonisation.] The act of colonizing, or the state of
being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies.


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