colonel

As nouns the difference between colonel and colony

is that colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general while colony is a settlement of emigrants who move to a new place, but remain culturally tied to their original place of origin.

As a proper noun priest

is .

As a noun colonel is

a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps in us military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

As nouns the difference between colonel and chief

is that colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general while chief is (leader of group etc)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

As an adjective chief is

primary; principal.

As nouns the difference between colonel and coroner

is that colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general while coroner is a public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.

As a noun colonel is

a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps in us military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

As nouns the difference between colonial and colonel

is that colonial is a person from a country that is or was controlled by another while colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

As an adjective colonial

is of or pertaining to a colony.

As nouns the difference between coloner and colonel

is that coloner is (obsolete) a colonist while colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps in us military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.