- (n.) A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army or of any division of it.
- (n.) A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
- (n.) The chief officer of a commandery.
- (n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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