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

Captain :: Captain (n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team..

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

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

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..

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..

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

Winter''s Bark :: Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577..

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

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

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..

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..

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..

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

Steward :: Steward (n.) A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge..

Nurse :: Nurse (n.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his place..

Subaltern :: Subaltern (a.) Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer..

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

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

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

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