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• Chief

  ·adj Very intimate, near, or close. II. Chief ·adj Highest in office or rank; principal; head. III...

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• Mate

  ·adj ·see 2d Mat. II. Mate ·vt To <<Checkmate>>. III. Mate ·noun ·same·as <<Checkmate>>. IV. Mate...

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• chief

  See commander-in-chief. A common abbreviation. ...

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• mate

  Generally implies adjunct or assistant. ...

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• Chief baron

  ·- The presiding judge of the court of exchequer. ...

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• Chief hare

  ·- A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; — also called c...

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• Chief justice

  ·- The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. ...

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• Chief-justiceship

  ·noun The office of chief justice. ...

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• Co-mate

  ·noun A <<Companion>>. ...

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• Smothered mate

  ·add. ·- Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely obstructed by his own men. ...

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• Chief priest

  See Priest. ...

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• Musician, Chief

  (Heb. menatstseah), the precentor of the Levitical choir or orchestra in the temple, mentioned in th...

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• maori-chief

  n. name given to a New ZealandFlathead-fish, Notothenia maoriensis, or coriiceps. The name arises f...

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• barge-mate

  The officer who steers when a high personage is to visit the ship. ...

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• boatswain's mate

  Is an assistant to the boatswain, who had the peculiar command of the long-boat. He summons the watc...

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• cabin-mate

  A companion, when two occupy a cabin furnished with two bed-places. ...

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• chief officer

  See chief mate ...

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• gunner's mate

  A petty officer appointed to assist the gunner. ...

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• commander-in-chief

  The senior officer in any port or station appointed to hold command over all other vessels within th...

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• Chief of the three

  A title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David's greatest heroes (2 Sam. 23:8); also called Jashobe...

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• mate of a watch

  The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. He heaves the log, inser...

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• mate of a merchant-ship

  The officer who commands in the absence of the master, and shares the duty with him at sea. (See chi...

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• mate of the lower-deck

  An officer of considerable importance in former times in ships of the line; he was responsible for t...

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• mate of the main-deck

  The officer appointed to superintend all the duties to be executed upon the main-deck during the day...

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