Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain's servant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain's ser-vant
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Before 1796, the rating of a boy entering the Royal Navy at about the age of twelve before becoming a midshipman.

Example Sentences

""When one reads of a distinguished naval officer having been "a captain's servant," it does not mean that he blacked the captain's boots, mixed his grog, and emptied his slops, but that he entered the service under a captain's protection.""

Inflected Forms

captain's servants (plural)

Questions

What does captain's servant mean?: Before 1796, the rating of a boy entering the Royal Navy at about the age of twelve before becoming a midshipman.

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