post-captain

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Synonyms: post captain, port captain

Antonyms: post captain, port captain

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|UK|_|military|informal|obsolete}} A [[captain]] of the [[18th]] or [[19th]]-[[century]] [[Royal Navy]] in [[command]] of a [[vessel]], with his subsequent [[promotion]]s almost always determined by [[seniority]] rather than [[merit]] or [[ability]].

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