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Chieftain :: Chieftain (n.) A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan..

Gig :: Gig (n.) A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as, the captain's gig..

Captainry :: Captainry (n.) Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship..

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

Row :: Row (v. t.) To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge..

Captain :: Captain (v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.

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

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

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

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

Certificate :: Certificate (v. t.) To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher..

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

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..

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

Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream..

Coach :: Coach (n.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain..

Lieutenant :: Lieutenant (n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain..

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..

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..

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..

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