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LIEUTENANT |
Army officer next below captain |
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COMMANDER |
An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking
with a lieutenant colonel in the army. |
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL |
An army officer in rank next below a general and
next above a major general. |
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MAJOR |
An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a
lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. |
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CAPTAIN |
An officer in the United States navy, next above a
commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the
army. |
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CORPORAL |
A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the
United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a
company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels. |
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COMMODORE |
An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by
courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore
corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army. |
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MAJOR GENERAL |
An officer of the army holding a rank next above that
of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who
usually commands a division or a corps. |
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MASTER |
The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called
captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above
ensign and below lie... |
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MATE |
An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the
captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called,
respectively, fi... |