The captain, senior lieutenant, master, and purser (now paymaster); but where the document relates to the stores in charge of any stated officer, that officer is to sign it instead of the purser.
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Sign>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Those of the same ship or regiment. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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