Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captain's cloak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain's -cloak
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 36th and last of the Articles of War, effectively giving the ship's captain free rein in disciplining the crew: "All other crimes not capital committed by any person or persons in the fleet, which are not mentioned in this act, or for which no punishment is hereby directed to be inflicted, shall be punished by the laws and customs in such cases used at sea."

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"“Growl you may, but go you must,” Lewrie laughed, clapping him on the shoulder in parting. “Old Navy proverb. Might be the Thirty-Seventh Article of War, hey, right after 'The Captain's Cloak'?”"
"Pigot then opened a copy of the Articles of War, and started reading from number thirty-six (the so-called 'Captain's Cloak') which covered 'All other crimes not capital […]"

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

the Captain's Cloak (canonical)

Questions

What does captain's cloak mean?: The 36th and last of the Articles of War, effectively giving the ship's captain free rein in disciplining the crew: "All other crimes not capital committed by any person or persons in the fleet, which are not mentioned in this act, or for which no punishment is hereby directed to be inflicted, shall be punished by the laws and customs in such cases used at sea."

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