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Captain :: Captain (n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.

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

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

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

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.

Company :: Company (n.) A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men..

Centurion :: Centurion (n.) A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.

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

Mate :: Mate (n.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate..

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

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..

Reis :: Reis (n.) A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship..

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..

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

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

Subashdary :: Subashdar (n.) A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army..

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..

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club..

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

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