"captain general" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1992, Jeremy Black, The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century, History Press, published 2020, page 236",
          "text": "He was taken to an assembly by the Governor of Cordoba, given dinner by the Captain General of Spain, who arranged transport for him to Cadiz, and was given nine letters alone for Naples by a leading Spanish courtier.",
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        "A commander-in-chief; the head of an armed force."
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        "(now historical) A commander-in-chief; the head of an armed force."
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  "word": "captain general"
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