Definition of captain

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Captain (n.) A military leader; a warrior.

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Captain :: Captain (a.) Chief; superior.
Primage :: Primage (n.) A charge in addition to the freight; originally, a gratuity to the captain for his particular care of the goods (sometimes called hat money), but now belonging to the owners or freighters of the vessel, unless by special agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain..
Junior :: "Junior (a.) Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain..
Captainship :: Captainship (n.) Military skill; as, to show good captainship..
Allowance :: Allowance (n.) To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced..
Troop :: Troop (n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery..
Post-captain :: Post-captain (n.) A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was posted, in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse..
Captain :: Captain (n.) A head, or chief officer.
Nurse :: Nurse (n.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place..
Commander :: Commander (n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army..
Gunroom :: Gunroom (n.) An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers, except the captain; -- called wardroom in the United States navy..
Shipmaster :: Shipmaster (n.) The captain, master, or commander of a ship..
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..
Captaincy :: Captaincy (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain..
Subaltern :: Subaltern (n.) A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain..
Captain :: Captain (n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army..
Myriarch :: Myriarch (n.) A captain or commander of ten thousand men.
Captain :: Captain (n.) A military leader; a warrior.
Captainry :: Captainry (n.) Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship..
Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream..
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