In Britain the title of an army officer of middle rank. In the USA applied also to officers of the air force and marine corps. ‘Colonel’ is also one of the military titles applied as a civilian honorific in the American South to minor state...

Colonel (IPA: /ˈkɜrnəl/) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. The rank of Colonel is one of the oldest in existence, dating as far back as the time of the Roman Empire....