post captain


noun
  1. history (formerly) a naval officer holding a commission as a captain, as distinct from an officer with the courtesy title of captain

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How to use post captain in a sentence

  • I shall never be a post-captain—never command a ship—my last battle is fought.

    Hurricane Hurry | W.H.G. Kingston
  • On his return, he was promoted to the rank of post-captain, and appointed one of the captains of Greenwich hospital.

  • His spirited conduct was, however, so much approved of by the nation, that he was promoted at once to the rank of post-captain.

  • I don't think it will be better when I am a post-captain myself!

    The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge
  • He had the pleasure of giving Decatur, then a post captain, the temporary command of the Constitution.

    Twelve Naval Captains | Molly Elliot Seawell