A sum paid monthly to warrant and petty officers not allowed to draw bills; and to seamen, marines, and boys serving on board. Wages are now paid regularly.
·noun A publication which appears regularly once a month. II. Monthly ·adv Once a month; in every m...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun License; indulgence. II. Allowance ·noun Approval; approbation. III. Allowance ·noun <<Ackno...
The ration or allotted quantum of provisions which each individual receives; and it is either double...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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A small extra payment made to officers, and sometimes to privates, on active service in the field, t...
When the provisions will not last the period expected, they may be reduced in part, as two-thirds, h...
A book kept by the captain's clerk, to be forwarded every two months, when possible, in order to pre...