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master-at-arms

master-at-arms noun: a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.

Noun

master-at-arms (plural masters-at-arms)

  1. (Navy, UK) A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.
    • Episode 12, The Cyclops
      Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he yells meila murder.
  2. (UK, Army) A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units.
  3. (Navy, US) A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare.
  4. An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.

master-at-arms meaning in Tamil

master-at-arms in Tamil

போர்க்கப்பலின் காவற்பணியாளர்

Forms of master-at-arms

pluralmasters-at-arms

Questions about master-at-arms

What does master-at-arms mean?
Master-at-arms means a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.
What is master-at-arms in Tamil?
Master-at-arms in Tamil is போர்க்கப்பலின் காவற்பணியாளர். See Master-at-arms meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is master-at-arms?
Master-at-arms is a noun.
What is the plural of master-at-arms?
The plural of master-at-arms is masters-at-arms.

Words near master-at-arms in the dictionary

  1. master's
  2. master's degree
  3. master's degrees
  4. master's theses
  5. master's thesis
  6. master-at-arms
  7. master-craftsman
  8. master-piece
  9. master-pieces
  10. master-signifier
  11. master-slave manipulator

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