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- master-at-arms master-at-arms n. (Naut.) The senior petty officer of a ship, responsible for discipline aboard the ship. [WordNet 1.5]
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Master-at-arms — Rating insignia Issued by: United States Navy Type Enlisted rating Abbreviation MA … Wikipedia
master-at-arms — [mas′tərət ärmz′, mäs′tərət ärmz′] n. pl. masters at arms U.S. Navy a petty officer responsible for keeping order, maintaining discipline, taking charge of prisoners, etc. on a ship or in a shore station … English World dictionary
master-at-arms — n an officer with police duties on a ship … Dictionary of contemporary English
master-at-arms — noun a) A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship. Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he… … Wiktionary
master-at-arms — mas′ter at arms′ n. pl. mas•ters at arms 1) navig. a naval petty officer who keeps order aboard ship 2) an officer of an organization who keeps order • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
master-at-arms — noun (plural masters at arms) Date: 1732 a petty officer charged with maintaining discipline aboard ship … New Collegiate Dictionary
master-at-arms — /mas teuhr euht ahrmz , mah steuhr /, n., pl. masters at arms. 1. an officer of a fraternal organization, veterans society, or the like, empowered to maintain order, exclude unauthorized persons, etc. 2. Navy. a petty officer who has various… … Universalium
master-at-arms — noun (plural masters at arms) a warrant officer appointed to carry out or supervise police duties on board a ship … English new terms dictionary
master-at-arms — noun (C) an officer with police duties on a ship … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
master-at-arms — /mastər ət ˈamz/ (say mahstuhr uht ahmz) noun Nautical 1. a petty officer in the navy responsible for the maintenance of disciplinary regulations on board ship. 2. an officer on a merchant ship performing the same function …
