名誉上校或荣誉上校（英语：Colonel-in-Chief）在英联邦国家军队是指一个军团的守护人，传统上是由皇室成员来担任。 名誉上校不需要像正式的上校一样负责团内的职务，但是他有必要了解团内正在进行的重要活动，并不定时到团内巡视，维持军队与皇室之间的联系。目前的英国陆军，有两位外国君主在英国的团内担任这个职位：

这个职位虽然传统上是由皇室成员来担任，最终的选择却是由军团本身来决定，例如帕特里夏公主加拿大轻步兵团的名誉上校应是由威灵顿公爵担任，军团却邀请加拿大总督阿德利安·克拉克森成为军团的名誉上校。

Colonel-in-Chief is a ceremonial position in a military regiment. It is in common use in several Commonwealth armies, where it is held by the regiment's patron, usually a member of the royal family. The position was formerly used in the armies of several European monarchies. A Colonel-in-Chief has a purely ceremonial role in their regiment.