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Commodore

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(1):

(n.) A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.

(2):

(n.) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.

(3):

(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.

(4):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Commodore'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/commodore.html. 1828.
 
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