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Commander
King James Dictionary
COMMANDER, n.
1. A chief one who has supreme authority a leader the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. The term may also be applied to the admiral of a fleet, or of a squadron, or to any supreme officer as the commander of the land or of the naval force the commander of a ship.
2. One on whom is bestowed a benefice or commandry.
3. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, &c.
4. An instrument of surgery.
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Entry for 'Commander'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/c/commander.html.