A return of all the persons on board, whether belonging to the ship, or supernumeraries, at the time a capture is made; those who may be absent on duty are included.
·noun Estimation; valuation. II. Prize ·noun A contest for a reward; competition. III. Prize ·noun...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A vessel captured at sea from the enemies of a state, or from pirates, either by a man-of-war or pri...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·noun Inclination; desire. II. List ·vt To listen or hearken to. III. List ·noun The first thin co...
will : " I shall do my list ;" and, verbially, " Let him if he list." Derb. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A roll of names, as the army and navy lists; but usually at sea it means the doctor's list. Also, th...
Though expiring with each war, are usually revived nearly in the same form. ...
A department of the admiralty court; (oyer et terminer) to hear and determine according to the law o...
Those taken upon the high seas, jure belli, from the enemy. ...
The officer to whom a prize is given in charge to carry her into port. ...
The profits arising from the sale of prizes. It was divided equally by chart. 5 Hen. IV. ...
A mistake; worse than no prize, or one liable to hamper the captors with heavy law expenses. ...
·add. ·- The official list of all transactions, published daily on white paper, divided into sales f...
The register by which two months' wages to the crew are paid, on first commission, and a quarter's t...
A document containing the requisite details, attested by the four signing officers, to be transmitte...
This is a list which accompanies the ship's books; it contains the names and number of every person ...
A record of misdemeanours impolitically kept by some officers for their private use the very essence...
A register of all persons who have received the bounty to which they are entitled after having passe...
A roll to accompany the tickets of all persons sent to a hospital for medical treatment; it details ...
A return of the merchantmen placed under the protection of men-of-war, for safe conduct to their des...
The roll of those excused from duty by reason of illness. ...
To incline to one side; as "the ship has a list to port," i.e. leans over to that side. ...
A gazette, published formerly twice a week, but latterly daily, under the superintendence of a commi...
One of a ship's books, which contains the whole of the names of the actual officers and crew, in ord...
A roll whereon deserving officers are placed whose health, age, or want of interest justifies their ...
Ordained that the officers and sailors on board every ship and vessel of war shall have the sole pro...
The official document sent with officers or men of any description, discharged from one ship to anot...
Dismission, or dropping an officer out of the service. ...