commandant
/ˌkɒmənˈdænt/noun
1- an officer in charge of a particular force or institution指挥官, 司令官; (机构或协会的)负责人, 领导人:
the camp commandant.
营务主任。
1.1
- a former rank of officer in the South African army or air force, above major and below colonel(南非)陆军(或空军)中校。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French commandant, or Italian or Spanish commandante, all from late Latin commandare 'to command' (see COMMAND).