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supracargoes

supracargoes is the plural of supracargo.

Meaning of supracargo

Noun

supracargo (plural supracargos or supracargoes)

  1. (historical) An officer on board a merchant ship who is in charge of the cargo and its sale; also, if there are two of such officers, the senior one, the other being the subcargo.
    • In a ſtorm, vvhen the Ship is in danger of periſhing, it is not lavvful for the Maſter at his ovvn diſcretion, vvithout advice firſt had vvith the Merchants or their Factors or Supracargoes, to caſt goods overboard for the Lightning the Veſſel, or to Cut dovvn the Maſt, or the like; but in caſe...1661, John Godolphin, “The Introduction, or, Preface to the Ensuing Treatise”, in Συνηγορος θαλασσιος [Synēgoros Thalassios]. A View of the Admiral Jurisdiction. […] [Maritime Lawyer], London: […]...
    Synonyms:
    supercargo
  2. (obsolete) An agent or representative of a company in charge of its overseas business.

Questions about supracargoes

What is supracargoes the plural of?
Supracargoes is the plural of supracargo.

Words near supracargoes in the dictionary

  1. supracanonical
  2. supracapacity
  3. supracapsular
  4. supracardiac
  5. supracargo
  6. supracargoes
  7. supracargos
  8. supracarinal
  9. supracaudal
  10. supracelestial
  11. supraceliac

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