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Captainship :: Captainship (n.) The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander..

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

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..

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..

Subaltern :: Subaltern (n.) A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain..

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..

Sea Captain :: Sea captain () The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.

Major :: Major (a.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.

Shipmaster :: Shipmaster (n.) The captain, master, or commander of a ship..

Captain :: Captain (n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain..

Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..

Captain :: Captain (a.) Chief; superior.

Captainship :: Captainship (n.) Military skill; as, to show good captainship..

Myriarch :: Myriarch (n.) A captain or commander of ten thousand men.

Captain :: Captain (n.) The foreman of a body of workmen.

Skipper :: Skipper (n.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel..

Primipilar :: Primipilar (a.) Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army.

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army..

Captaincy :: Captaincy (n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain..

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