majority

mastery
UK /məˈd͡ʒɒ.ɹɪti/ US /məˈd͡ʒɑ.ɹɪti/noun

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What does 'majority' mean in this sentence?

He was a captain before he went to the front, and following the Argonne battles he got his majority and the command of the divisional machine-guns.