ABSP - Ranks: Military

Ranks: Military

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acolouthos akolouthosakoluthos	the head of the Varangian guard of the Byzantine emperors. [Gk. akolouthos, an attendant].
adjutant	an officer who assists superior officers by communicating orders, conducting correspondence, etc.
adjutancy	the office of an adjutant.
admiral	a naval officer of high rank, spec. of the rank next below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
admiralship	the office of ADMIRAL.
admiralty	the office of admiral.
akolouthos	see ACOLOUTHOS.
akoluthos	see ACOLOUTHOS.
ammiral	(obs.) admiral.
bimbashi	a military officer in Turkey > BIMBASHIS. [Turkish bin, thousand, + bas, head].
bombardier	in the British army, a non-commissioned officer in the artillery.
bosun boatswain	a ship's officer in charge of equipment and maintenance.
brevet	the promotion of a military officer to a higher rank without a corresponding increase in pay; (verb) to promote without an increase in pay > BREVETS, BREVETING or BREVETTING, BREVETED or BREVETTED.
brevetcy	the rank or condition of a brevet officer.
cadet	a student at a military school.
cadetship	the position, rank, or commission of a cadet.
capitan	the chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
capitayn	(obs.) a captain.
captain	a head or chief officer; the commander of a ship; the commander of a company of troops; (verb) to act as a captain over.
captaincy	the office of a captain.
captainry	the rank or condition of a captain.
centurion	the leader of a Roman century, one hundred men.
cocaptain	a joint captain; (verb) to captain jointly.
cockswain coxswain	the steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew; (verb) to take charge of a boat and crew.
colonel	a military officer.
colonelcy	the office, rank, or commission of a colonel.
commander	one who commands; an officer in the navy next in rank under a captain.
commandery	the office or rank of a commander.
commodore	an officer of a rank between an admiral and a captain; the senior captain in a fleet of merchant ships.
cornet	up to 1871, a cavalry officer, later a sub-lieutenant.
cornetcy	the commission or rank of a CORNET.
coronel	(obs.) a colonel.
corporal	in the army, a non-commissioned officer next below a sergeant in rank.
decurion	in the Roman army, an officer over 10 soldiers.
ensign	until 1871, the officer of lowest commissioned rank in the British infantry; an officer of lowest commissioned rank in the US navy.
ensigncy	the rank or office of an ensign.
ensignship	the state or rank of an ensign.
flugelman fugleman	orig. a soldier placed usually on a flank during drill to serve as a guide for his company; now a leader generally.
general	an army officer between a field marshal and lieutenant-general in rank; (verb) to act as a general > GENERALS, GENERALLING, GENERALLED.
generalate	the office of a general.
generalcy	the rank of general.
generalissimo	the chief commander of an army.
goldstick	a colonel of the Life Guards, who carries a gilded wand before his sovereign.
havildar	the rank of sergeant in the Indian army.
hipparch	in ancient Greece, a cavalry commander.
jamadar jemadar jemidar	in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army.
janty jauntie jaunty jonty	a naval master-at-arms.
jaygee	a military officer.
jemadar	see JAMADAR.
jemidar	see JAMADAR.
jonty	see JANTY.
killadar	the commandant of a fort or garrison.
lancejack	a lance corporal.
lieutenant	an official empowered to act for a higher official.
lieutenantry	the office of lieutenant.
looey looie louie	(coll.) lieutenant.
major	a military officer below a lieutenant colonel; (verb) to do one's principal study in > MAJORS, MAJORING, MAJORED.
majorship	the rank or office of a MAJOR.
mareschal	a marshal.
marischal	a marshal; (verb) to marshal > MARISCHALS, MARISCHALLING, MARISCHALLED.
marshal	an officer of the highest military rank.
marshalcy	the rank, office or department of a marshal.
midshipman	formerly, the title of a young officer (orig quartered amidships) entering the navy.
midshipmate	a MIDSHIPMAN.
naik	the rank of CORPORAL in the Indian army.
navarch	the commander of a fleet. [Gk. nauarchos, from naus, ship + arche, rule].
noncom	a non-commissioned officer.
paladin	a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince), esp. each of the twelve bravest and most famous warriors of Charlemagne's court.
patroon	a ship's captain; a holder of a grant of land from the Dutch governor of New York.
patroonship	the office of PATROON.
penteconter	a commander of a troop of fifty men.
plebe	a freshman at a military or naval academy.
private	not public > PRIVATER, PRIVATEST; PRIVATELY; (noun) a private soldier > PRIVATES.
ranker	a person who serves or has served as a private soldier; an officer who has risen from the ranks.
reefer	a MIDSHIPMAN.
ressaldar risaldar	an Indian troop commander.
sarge	(coll.) a sergeant.
seraskier	a general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire.
sergeancy	the office or rank of a sergeant.
sergeant serjeant	a noncommissioned military officer, the next rank above CORPORAL.
serjeancy	the office or rank of SERJEANT.
shavetail	(coll.) a second lieutenant.
snottie	(coll.) a midshipman.
snotty	a midshipman; (adj.) foul with snot > SNOTTIER, SNOTTIEST; SNOTTILY.
stickleader	the leader of a stick of paratroops.
subadar subahdar subedar	a native officer in an Indian regiment corresponding to a captain.
subahdary	the office of a SUBAHDAR.
subahship	the office of a SUBAHDAR.
subaltern	a person holding a subordinate position; specif: a junior officer (as in the British army).
subedar	see SUBADAR.
swaddie swaddy	a soldier, esp. a militiaman.
taxiarch	an Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
teleman	a naval officer > TELEMEN.
topkick	(coll.) a first sergeant.
trierarch	the captain of a Greek trireme; an Athenian who outfitted and maintained a trireme as part of his civic duty.

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