General
Definition of General
Gen´er`al | a. | 1. | Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. | | 2. | Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion. | | 3. | Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression. | | 4. | Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom. | | 5. | Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire. | | 6. | As a whole; in gross; for the most part. | | 7. | Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method. | | n. | 1. | | | 1. | The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; - opposed to particular. | | 2. | (Mil.) 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 European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal. | | 3. | (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general. | | 4. | (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule. | | 5. | The public; the people; the vulgar.| In general | | in the main; for the most part. |
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