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Post-Captain
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted," in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either service, and the term has fallen into disuse.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Post-Captain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/post-captain.html. 1828.