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shiplord en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English schyplord, from Old English sċiphlāford (“shipmaster, skipper”, literally “ship-lord”), equivalent to ship + lord.

Meanings

1. A shipmaster; skipper; captain.
   • “And what would you have us do then, shiplord?” Nish na'am spoke bitterly. 2000, Esther Friesner, To Storm Heaven:
   • The position of shiplord came with pay. 2002, Harry Turtledove, Colonization: Aftershocks - Page 427:
   • Since it seemed to lead in the right direction and its banks were virtually uninhabited, the shiplord declared it good fortune and chose to press on. 2003, Dave Duncan, Paragon Lost: A Chronicle of the King's Blades - Page 373:

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