| 单词 | king's letter man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's letter man king's letter man n. British Navy (now historical) a sailor in the Royal Navy, of a rank equivalent to midshipman, recruited to be trained as an officer. [So called because they carried a letter from the crown which significantly helped their further career.] ΚΠ 1700 J. Tutchin Remarks upon Navy 22 Those Gentlemen that were Reformades, or King's Letter-men, were sure of being Lieutenants in former times, and as sure of being Captains in their turn. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 423 King's letter men, An extinct class of officers, of similar rank with midshipmen. The royal letter was a kind of promise that if they conducted themselves well, they should be promoted to the rank of lieutenant. 2007 H. W. Dickinson Educating Royal Navy i. 21 George Brydges Rodney, one of the last of the Volunteers per Order or ‘King's Letter Men’..joined his first ship..in May 1733. < as lemmas |
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