Fife-major

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary

(ns) Fife-major
(obs.) the chief fifer in a regiment

Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. fifre, Ger. pfeife, both, acc. to Littré, from L. pipāre, to chirp.

Usage in the news

Chad Billingsley put on DL, Stephen Fife to make major league debut. latimes.com

Usage in literature

Dodge's Company is appointed fife major to this regiment, & is to be obeyed as such. "The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn" by Henry P. Johnston

JOHNSON LOUGHLIN, Fife Major. "The Battle of New Orleans" by Zachary F. Smith

Nick, who is now fife-major, has writ me this in a letter full of oaths and curses for the Iroquois who have done this shame to him and his. "The Little Red Foot" by Robert W. Chambers

Typos

dife-major rife-major gife-major vife-major cife-major fufe-major fjfe-major fkfe-major fofe-major fide-major fire-major fige-major five-major fice-major fifw-major fifs-major fifd-major fifr-major fife-najor fife-jajor fife-kajor fife-mqjor fife-mwjor fife-msjor fife-mzjor fife-mahor fife-mauor fife-makor fife-mamor fife-manor fife-majir fife-majkr fife-majlr fife-majpr fife-majoe fife-majod fife-majof fife-majot