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e 18th century. A chapeau bras is now worn in the United States army by general and staff officers.

A distinguishing mark, above the elow, on the sleeve of a noncommisioned officer's coat.

ng judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor. -- Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the republic.

See chirographist, 2. Chirographer of fines (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.

A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [India]

One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church, whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always include the provision of what is necessary for the communion service.

A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it. [Eng.] Hook. And like unlettered clerk still cry "Amen". Shak.

fall, into confusion. To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column. Farrow.

able for its extensive burrows; -- called also sand mole. -- Coast waiter, a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]

as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer. Seduced by military liveries and cockades. Burke.

The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.

The report of the act made by the proper officers.

An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll. A great part of this is now embezzled . . . by collectors, and other officers. Sir W. Temple.

ge of justice, a term applied in Scotland to the supreme civil courts and their principal officers. -- The sacred college, the college or cardinals at Rome.

The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.

A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers or passing laws.

Relating to the comitia, or popular assembles of the Romans for electing officers and passing laws. Middleton.

tary force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer.

A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.

A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. A leader and commander to the people. Is. lv. 4.