Stephen did not reply at once, Mr. Brinsmade spoke up, "They offered him a lieutenant-Colonelcy."
"The Crisis, Volume 7"
Winston Churchill
My troop wants recruiting; and I suppose, along with the increased numbers, I may get that Colonelcy I ought to have had long ago.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
He was promoted to a lieutenant-Colonelcy, but the next year he resigned his commission to return to his native land to aid her in her fight for independence.
"The South American Republics Part I of II"
Thomas C. Dawson