Brīg/a-diēr'-gĕn'er-al, n.
n. [Fr., from brigade.] (Mil.) The general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or foot, and in rank next below a major-general; — sometimes called simply brigadier.
n. [Fr., from brigade.] (Mil.) The general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or foot, and in rank next below a major-general; — sometimes called simply brigadier.