What is a title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club called?
commodore — A title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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