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The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

The state or office of a master.

Chewing; adapted to perform the office o

An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers.

The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.

The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.

The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.

The office of a mayor.

Of or pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; as, a mediatorial office. -- Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly, adv. My measures were . . . healing and mediatorial. Burke.

The office or character of a mediator.

A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb. We have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office. Rom. xii. 4.

A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same. Shipley.

Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving. Two menial dogs before their master pressed. Dryden.

in, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.

An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries. [Eng.]

Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly. Offices that require heat ... should be meridional. Sir H. Wotton. Meridional distance, the distance or departure from the meridian; the easting or westing. -- Meridional parts, parts of the meridian in Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from…

eals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. Marryat.

notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an office servant who bears messages.

The state or office of the Messiah.