sea-officern.
Now somewhat rare (very common in 17–18th centuries). A naval officer.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer
sea-officer1669
naval officer1715
swab1793
epaulette1829
swab-man1836
1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 456 Out of these [gentlemen] the King intends always to choose his sea officers.
1708 Proclam. 20 May in London Gaz. No. 4440/1 In case any..Warrant Sea-Officers belonging to any Ship of War..be absent.
1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. vii. 136 Saying which..the gallant sea-officer quitted the Parsonage.
1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. 129 The first of England's living sea-officers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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