Generally implies adjunct or assistant.
·adj ·see 2d Mat. II. Mate ·vt To <<Checkmate>>. III. Mate ·noun ·same·as <<Checkmate>>. IV. Mate...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun A <<Companion>>. ...
·add. ·- Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely obstructed by his own men. ...
The officer who steers when a high personage is to visit the ship. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Is an assistant to the boatswain, who had the peculiar command of the long-boat. He summons the watc...
A companion, when two occupy a cabin furnished with two bed-places. ...
, or chief officer The next to a commander in a merchantman, and who, in the absence of the latter...
A petty officer appointed to assist the gunner. ...
The senior or passed midshipman is responsible to the officer of the watch. He heaves the log, inser...
The officer who commands in the absence of the master, and shares the duty with him at sea. (See chi...
An officer of considerable importance in former times in ships of the line; he was responsible for t...
The officer appointed to superintend all the duties to be executed upon the main-deck during the day...