MASTER-AT-ARMS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: masters-at-arms   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("master-at-arms" is a kind of...):

P.O.; petty officer; PO (a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army)

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