Major-General
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In military law. An of Hcer next in rank above a brigadier general. He commands a division consisting of several brigades, or even an army. MAJOR HAEREDITAS VENIT UNICUIque nostrum a jure et legibus quam a parentibus. A greater Inheritance comes to every one of us from right and the laws than from parents. 2 Inst. 56. MAJOR NUMERUS IN SE CONTINET minorem. The greater number contains In itself the less. Bracton, 16.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In Military Law. An officer next in rank above a brigadier-general. He commands a division consisting of several brigades, or even an army.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In military law. An officer next in rank above a brigadier general, and next below a lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or an army corps. Major hereditas venit unicuique nostrum a jure et legibus quam a parentibus. 2Inst.56. A greater inheritance comes to every one of ns trom right and the laws " than from parents. Major numerus in se continet minorem. Dract.fol. 16. The greater number contains in itself the less.