Definition of captain

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Captain (n.) A head, or chief officer.

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Captainry :: Captainry (n.) Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship..
Chieftain :: Chieftain (n.) A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan..
Subaltern :: Subaltern (n.) A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain..
Junior :: "Junior (a.) Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain..
Reis :: Reis (n.) A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship..
Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream..
Subashdary :: Subashdar (n.) A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army..
Captain :: Captain (n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service..
Captain :: Captain (v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course..
Captaincy :: Captaincy (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain..
Commander :: Commander (n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army..
Captainship :: Captainship (n.) The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander..
Shipmaster :: Shipmaster (n.) The captain, master, or commander of a ship..
Captain :: Captain (n.) A military leader; a warrior.
Lieutenant :: Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain..
Captain :: Captain (n.) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc..
Centurion :: Centurion (n.) A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.
Coach :: Coach (n.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain..
Captainship :: Captainship (n.) Military skill; as, to show good captainship..
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