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captain
(mass) | captain
- kapitánsky, kapitán |
captain
(encz) | captain,kapitán n: |
captain
(gcide) | Master \Mas"ter\ (m[.a]s"t[~e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF.
maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a
double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr.
me`gas. Cf. Maestro, Magister, Magistrate, Magnitude,
Major, Mister, Mistress, Mickle.]
1. A male person having another living being so far subject
to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its
actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive
application than now.
(a) The employer of a servant.
(b) The owner of a slave.
(c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled.
(d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one
exercising similar authority.
(e) The head of a household.
(f) The male head of a school or college.
(g) A male teacher.
(h) The director of a number of persons performing a
ceremony or sharing a feast.
(i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or
horse.
(j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other
supernatural being.
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2. One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as,
to be master of one's time. --Shak.
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Master of a hundred thousand drachms. --Addison.
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We are masters of the sea. --Jowett
(Thucyd.).
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3. One who has attained great skill in the use or application
of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
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Great masters of ridicule. --Macaulay.
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No care is taken to improve young men in their own
language, that they may thoroughly understand and be
masters of it. --Locke.
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4. A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced
m[i^]ster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written
Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
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5. A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
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Where there are little masters and misses in a
house, they are impediments to the diversions of the
servants. --Swift.
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6. (Naut.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually
called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy
ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly,
an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under
the commander, of sailing the vessel.
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7. A person holding an office of authority among the
Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person
holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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Little masters, certain German engravers of the 16th
century, so called from the extreme smallness of their
prints.
Master in chancery, an officer of courts of equity, who
acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by
inquiring into various matters referred to him, and
reporting thereon to the court.
Master of arts, one who takes the second degree at a
university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by
the abbreviation M. A., or A. M.
Master of the horse, the third great officer in the British
court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In
ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign.
Master of the rolls, in England, an officer who has charge
of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of
the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge
of the court. --Bouvier. --Wharton.
Past master,
(a) one who has held the office of master in a lodge of
Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.
(b) a person who is unusually expert, skilled, or
experienced in some art, technique, or profession; --
usually used with at or of.
The old masters, distinguished painters who preceded modern
painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th
and 17th centuries.
To be master of one's self, to have entire self-control;
not to be governed by passion.
To be one's own master, to be at liberty to act as one
chooses without dictation from anybody.
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Note: Master, signifying chief, principal, masterly,
superior, thoroughly skilled, etc., is often used
adjectively or in compounds; as, master builder or
master-builder, master chord or master-chord, master
mason or master-mason, master workman or
master-workman, master mechanic, master mind, master
spirit, master passion, etc.
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Throughout the city by the master gate.
--Chaucer.
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Master joint (Geol.), a quarryman's term for the more
prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass.
Master key, a key adapted to open several locks differing
somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or
principle of general application in solving difficulties.
Master lode (Mining), the principal vein of ore.
Master mariner, an experienced and skilled seaman who is
certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.
Master sinew (Far.), a large sinew that surrounds the hough
of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow
place, where the windgalls are usually seated.
Master singer. See Mastersinger.
Master stroke, a capital performance; a masterly
achievement; a consummate action; as, a master stroke of
policy.
Master tap (Mech.), a tap for forming the thread in a screw
cutting die.
Master touch.
(a) The touch or skill of a master. --Pope.
(b) Some part of a performance which exhibits very
skillful work or treatment. "Some master touches of
this admirable piece." --Tatler.
Master work, the most important work accomplished by a
skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.;
also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a
masterpiece.
Master workman, a man specially skilled in any art,
handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or
employer.
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Captain
(gcide) | Captain \Cap"tain\ (k[a^]p"t[i^]n), n. [OE. capitain, captain,
OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano),
LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under
Chief, and cf. Chieftain.]
1. A head, or chief officer; as:
(a) 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.
(b) An officer in the United States navy, next above a
commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a
colonel in the army.
(c) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel,
although not having the rank of captain.
(d) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
(e) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a
captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
(f) The foreman of a body of workmen.
(g) A person having authority over others acting in
concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain
of a football team.
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A trainband captain eke was he. --Cowper.
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The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the
lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day,
through all the guards. --Arbuthnot.
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2. A military leader; a warrior.
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Foremost captain of his time. --Tennyson.
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Captain general.
(a) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the
militia.
(b) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent
islands.
Captain lieutenant, a lieutenant with the rank and duties
of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first
company of an English regiment.
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Captain
(gcide) | Captain \Cap"tain\, v. t.
To act as captain of; to lead. [R.]
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Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from
existing forms. --Lowell.
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Captain
(gcide) | Captain \Cap"tain\, a.
Chief; superior. [R.]
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captain jewes in the carcanet. --Shak.
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captain
(wn) | captain
n 1: an officer holding a rank below a major but above a
lieutenant
2: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn:
captain, skipper]
3: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: captain, {police
captain}, police chief]
4: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn:
master, captain, sea captain, skipper]
5: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
[syn: captain, chieftain]
6: the pilot in charge of an airship [syn: captain, {senior
pilot}]
7: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and
the seating of customers [syn: captain, headwaiter,
maitre d'hotel, maitre d']
v 1: be the captain of a sports team |
CAPTAIN
(bouvier) | CAPTAIN or SEA CAPTAIN, mar. law. The name given to the master or commander
of a vessel. He is known in this country very generally by the name of
master. (q.v.) He is also frequently denominated patron in foreign laws and
books.
2. The captains in the navy of the United States, are officers
appointed by government. Those who are employed in the mercantile service,
have not strictly an official character. They are appointed or employed by
the owners on the vessels they command.
3. It is proposed to consider the duty of the latter. Towards the
owner of the vessel he is bound by his personal attention and care, to take
all the necessary precautions for her safety; to, proceed on the voyage in
which such vessel may be engaged, and to obey faithfully his instructions;
and by all means in his power to promote the interest of his owner. But he
is not required to violate good faith, nor employ fraud even with an enemy.
3 Cranch, 242.
4. Towards others, it is the policy of the law to hold him responsible
for all losses or damages that may happen to the goods committed to his
charge; whether they arise from negligence, ignorance, or willful misconduct
of himself or his mariners, or any other person on board the ship. As soon,
therefore, as goods are put on board, they are in the master's charge, and
he is bound to deliver them again in the same state in which they were
shipped, and he is answerable for all losses or damages they may sustain,
unless it proceed from an inherent defect in the article, or from some
accident or misfortune which could not be prevented.
5. It may be laid down as a general rule, that the captain is
responsible when any loss occurs in consequence of his doing what he ought
not to do, unless he was forced by the act of God,. the enemies of the
United States, or the perils of the sea.1 Marsh. Ins. 241; Pard. n. 658.
6. The rights of the captain are, to choose his crew as he is
responsible for their acts, this seems but just, but a reasonable deference
to the rights of the owner require that he should be consulted, as he, as
well as the captain, is responsible for the acts of the crew. On board, the
captain is invested with almost arbitrary power over the crew, being
responsible for the abuse of his authority. Ab. on Shipp. 162. He may repair
the ship, and, if he is not in funds to pay the expenses of such repairs, he
may borrow money, when abroad, on the credit of his owners or of the ship.
Abb. on Sh. 127-8. In such cases, although contracting within the ordinary
scope of his powers and duties, he is generally responsible as well as the
owner. This is the established rule of the maritime law, introduced in favor
of commerce it has been recognized and adopted by the commercial nations of,
Europe, and is derived from the civil or Roman law. Abbott, Ship. 90; Story,
Ag. Sec. 116 to 123, Sec. 294; Paley, Ag. by Lloyd, 244; 1 Liverm. Ag. 70;
Poth. Ob. n. 82; Ersk. Inst. 3, 3, 43; Dig. 4, 9, 1; Poth. Pand. lib. 14,
tit. 1; 3 Summ. R. 228. See Bell's Com. 505, 6th ed; Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
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