n. 1. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the personality of a general. [ 1913 Webster ]
Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Military skill in a general officer or commander. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Fig.: Leadership; management. [ 1913 Webster ]
An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a dust. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]