Chief; valiant.
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1. Literally, a head or chief officer; appropriately, the military officer who commands a company, whether of infantry, cavalry, artillery or matrosses.
2. The commander of a ship of war, or of a merchantman. But the latter is often called a master.
3. The commander of a military band, a sense that occurs in the sciptures; as a captain of fifty.
4. A man skilled in war or military affairs; as, Lord Wellington is a great captain
5. A chief commander. Shak. But in this sense rarely used, but in composition.
6. CAPTAIN-GENERAL , is the commander in chief of an army, or of the militia. The governor of a state is Captain-General of the militia.
7. CAPTAIN-LIEUTENANT , is an officer, who with the rank of captain and pay of lieutenant, commands a company or troop. Thus the colonel of a regiment being the captain of the first company, that company is commanded by a Captain-Lieutenant.
8. CAPTAIN-BANSHAW , or Capudan Bashaw, in Turkey, is the High Admiral.
Chief; superior.
1. A head, or chief officer
2. The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
3. An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
4. By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
5. The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
6. One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
7. The foreman of a body of workmen.
8. A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
9. A military leader; a warrior.
To act as captain of; to lead.
1. The rank, post or commission of a captain.
2. The jurisdiction of a captain, or commander, as in South America.
The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
The power or command over a certain district; chieftainship.
Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.
1. The condition or post of a captain or chief commander.
3. The command of a clan, or government of a certain district.
4. Skill in military affairs.
1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander.
2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.
Superiority Roget’s Thesaurus §33
N. superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack *, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, τρικυμία, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy) 641
V. be superior, exceed, excel, transcend, outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-herod, pass, surpass, get ahead of, over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip, eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle, preponderate, predominate, prevail, precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head, culminate, beat &c. all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake *, become larger, render larger, (expand) 194
Adj. superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, (excellent) 648, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le roi, more catholic than the pope increased, enlarged
Adv. beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more
Phr. "i shall not look upon his like again", deos fortioribus addesse
Director Roget’s Thesaurus §694
N. director, manager, governor, rector, comptroller, superintendent, supervisor, straw boss, intendant, overseer, overlooker, supercargo, husband, inspector, visitor, ranger, surveyor, aedile, moderator, monitor, taskmaster, master, leader, ringleader, demagogue, corypheus, conductor, fugleman, precentor, bellwether, agitator, caporal, choregus, collector, file leader, flugelman, linkboy, guiding star, adviser, guide, pilot, helmsman, steersman, steermate, wire- puller, driver, whip, jehu, charioteer, coachman, carman, cabman, postilion, vetturino, muleteer, arriero, teamster, whipper in, head, head man, head center, boss, principal, president, speaker, chair, chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, captain, superior, mayor, vice president, prime minister, premier, vizier, grand vizier, eparch, officer, functionary, minister, official, red-tapist, bureaucrat, man in office, jack in office, office bearer, person in authority, statesman, strategist, legislator, lawgiver, politician, statist|, statemonger, minos, draco, arbiter, boss, political dictator, board, secretary, secretary of state, reis effendi, vicar, steward, factor, agent, bailiff, middleman, foreman, clerk of works, landreeve, factotum, major-domo, seneschal, housekeeper, shepherd, croupier, proctor, procurator
Adv. ex officio
Master Roget’s Thesaurus §745
N. master, padrone, lord, lord paramount, commander, commandant, captain, chief, chieftain, sirdar, sachem, sheik, head, senior, governor, ruler, dictator, leader, boss, cockarouse, sagamore, werowance, lord of the ascendant, cock of the walk, cock of the roost, gray mare, mistress, potentate, liege, liege lord, suzerain, sovereign, monarch, autocrat, despot, tyrant, oligarch, crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator, protector, president, stadholder, judge, ceasar, kaiser, czar, tsar, sultan, soldan|, grand turk, caliph, imaum, shah, padishah, sophi, mogul, great mogul, khan, lama, tycoon, mikado, tenno, inca, cazique, voivode, landamman, seyyid, abuna, cacique, czarowitz, grand seignior, prince, duke, archduke, doge, elector, seignior, marland, margrave, rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam, nawab, empress, queen, sultana, czarina, princess, infanta, duchess, margravine, czarevna, czarita, maharani, rani, rectrix, regent, viceroy, exarch, palatine, khedive, hospodar, beglerbeg, three-tailed bashaw, pasha, bashaw, bey, beg, dey, scherif, tetrarch, satrap, mandarin, subahdar, nabob, maharajah, burgrave, laird, collector, commissioner, deputy commissioner, woon, the authorities, the powers that be, the government, staff, etat major, aga, official, man in office, person in authority, sircar, sirkar, sublime porte, marshal, field marshal, marechal, general, generalissimo, commander in chief, seraskier, hetman, lieutenant general, major general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, centurion, skipper, lieutenant, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, sublieutenant, officer, staff officer, aide-de-camp, brigadier, brigade major, adjutant, jemidar, ensign, cornet, cadet, subaltern, noncommissioned officer, warrant officer, sergeant, sergeant major, color sergeant, corporal, corporal major, lance corporal, acting corporal, drum major, captain general, dizdar, knight marshal, naik, pendragon, mayor, mayoralty, prefect, chancellor, archon, provost, magistrate, syndic, alcalde, alcaid, burgomaster, corregidor, seneschal, alderman, councilman, committeeman, councilwoman, warden, constable, portreeve, lord mayor, officer, dewan, fonctionnaire, admiral, admiralty, rear admiral, vice admiral, port admiral, commodore, captain, commander, lieutenant, ensign, skipper, mate, master, officer of the day, od, navarch
Phr. da locum melioribus, der furst ist der erste diener seines staats, "lord of thy presence and no land beside"
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And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
On the west side, the divisions of Ephraim are to camp under their standard:
Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the Benjamites is Abidan son of Gideoni,