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Australian bushranger (1842–1880)
– 20 January 1880), also known as Captain Moonlite, though also referred to as Alexander Charles Scott and Captain Moonlight, was an Irish-born New Zealand
Captain_Moonlite
1910 film
Moonlite is a 1910 Australian bushranger film about Captain Moonlite, played by John Gavin, who also directed for producer H.A. Forsyth. It was also known
Moonlite
Australian outlaws active during the 19th century
began in the early 1860s came to an end. The scholarly, but eccentric Captain Moonlite (alias of Andrew George Scott) worked as an Anglican lay reader before
Bushranger
2005 Australian Western
gang members except Charlie and his younger brother Mikey are killed. Captain Morris Stanley tells Charlie that he will have Mikey executed by Christmas
The_Proposition_(2005_film)
Australian bushranger (1858–1879)
of the Wantabadgery Bushrangers led by Andrew George Scott, alias Captain Moonlite. It is possible that Nesbitt was romantically involved with Andrew
James_Nesbitt_(bushranger)
Irish-Australian ballad
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
The_Wild_Colonial_Boy
Film by Gregor Jordan
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
Ned_Kelly_(2003_film)
City in New South Wales, Australia
in 1863. Captain Moonlite and his band arrived in the district on 15 November 1879 and held up 39 people at Wantabadgery Station. Moonlite and his gang
Wagga_Wagga
Town in New South Wales, Australia
Senior Constable Webb-Bowen. Captain Moonlite is also buried in the North Gundagai Anglican cemetery. Captain Moonlite had asked to be buried at Gundagai
Gundagai
1970 British-Australian biographical film
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
Ned_Kelly_(1970_film)
New Zealand-Australian actor
Away Geoff Leyland TV movie East West 101 Hunter 3 episodes Wild Boys Captain Moonlite / Preacher Scott Episode: "1.5" 2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Aaron_Jeffery
TV series
covers everything from lesbian convict gangs to the gay bushranger Captain Moonlite; the 78ers and gay bashing at the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi
Queerstralia
Australian colonial executioner (c. 1832–1906)
(Sydney), 17 October 1897, page 7. "Captain Moonlite's" Gang, Bendigo Advertiser, 19 November 1879, page 2. Moonlite's Latest Victim, Newcastle Morning Herald
'Nosey_Bob'_Howard
Queer history podcast
Calomiris December 01, 2025 6 Tracey Wigginton December 16, 2025 7 Captain Moonlite December 23, 2025 8 E. M. Forster December 30, 2025 9 William Beckford
Bad_Gays
Calendar year
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1829) January 20 – Captain Moonlite, Australian bushranger (hanged) (b. 1842) January 31 – Adolphe Granier
1880
Topics referred to by the same term
Captain Moonlight may refer to: Captain Moonlite, an Irish-born Australian bushranger A nickname for agrarian violence in Ireland; see Whiteboys This disambiguation
Captain_Moonlight
1910 film
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger
The_Life_and_Adventures_of_John_Vane,_the_Notorious_Australian_Bushranger
1991 novel by Robert Drewe
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
Our_Sunshine
1906 film
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
The_Story_of_the_Kelly_Gang
Australian journalist and TV presenter
The four episodes featured the crime scenes of Ned Kelly, Ben Hall, Captain Moonlite, and the Kenniff brothers. One of the one-hour specials included Munro's
Mike_Munro
the deaths of between 20 and 150 people 1869 – Bushranger Andrew "Captain Moonlite" Scott robbed the London Chartered Bank of Australia in Mount Egerton
Timeline of major crimes in Australia
Timeline_of_major_crimes_in_Australia
Former Australian prison in New South Wales
were executed were bushranger Andrew George Scott, better known as Captain Moonlite, in 1880, and the last woman to be hanged in NSW, Louisa Collins, in
Darlinghurst_Gaol
1911 film
consecutive bushranger biopic Gavin made, following movies about Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite and Ben Hall. It is considered a lost film. The movie consists
Frank Gardiner, the King of the Road
Frank_Gardiner,_the_King_of_the_Road
1920 film
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
The_Kelly_Gang_(film)
Australian film director
is best known for making films about bushrangers such as Captain Thunderbolt, Captain Moonlite, Ben Hall and Frank Gardiner. Known informally as 'Jack'
Jack_Gavin
2011 Australian TV series or program
Timony as Clarke Thompson Bridie Carter as Victoria Aaron Jeffery as Captain Moonlite / Preacher Scott Russell Dykstra as Winston (2 episodes) Simon Lyndon
Wild_Boys
Australian bushranger (c. 1837–1899)
of the name and his identity is disputed with some claiming it was Captain Moonlite. However it is known that Pearson was active in the area at the time
Frank_Pearson
1985 Australian TV series or program
1985 Australian action adventure film starring Sam Neill as bushranger Captain Starlight. There were two versions shot simultaneously – a feature film
Robbery Under Arms (1985 film)
Robbery_Under_Arms_(1985_film)
Australian photographer
Portrait of Captain Moonlite attributed to Nettleton, circa 1879.
Charles_Nettleton
1957 bushranger film directed by Jack Lee
members of the Marston family as they join the notorious bushranger gang of Captain Starlight. The novel, which is considered a classic of Australian colonial
Robbery Under Arms (1957 film)
Robbery_Under_Arms_(1957_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Scott (VC) (1840–1882), British soldier, won the Victoria Cross, 1877 Captain Moonlite (Andrew George Scott, 1842–1880), Australian bushranger Andrea Scotti
Andrew_Scott
Ethnic group in Australia
minister and the first Indigenous Australian appointed to cabinet. Captain Moonlite, Australian folk figure, former Anglican lay reader, soldier, public
Irish_Australians
Three Mile Flat, Maryvale, near Wellington. Andrew George Scott ('Captain Moonlite') – 20 January 1880 – (bushranger) Hanged at Darlinghurst Gaol for
List of people legally executed in New South Wales
List_of_people_legally_executed_in_New_South_Wales
Chinese bushranger
influential account of Poo in his 1921 book Australian Bushranging: Captain Moonlite. Ronald Noonan criticises this account for anti-Chinese sentiment,
Sam_Poo
Australian novel by Rolf Boldrewood
of his life and loves and his association with the notorious bushranger Captain Starlight, a renegade from a noble English family. Set in the bush and
Robbery_Under_Arms
fly fishing author and artisan Andrew George Scott, also known as Captain Moonlite, was held and escaped from the Ballarat Gaol. Matthew Short, cricketer
List_of_people_from_Ballarat
Australian city history
Morgan to where he was camping, the magistrate was shot and wounded. Captain Moonlite after being released from gaol in 1879 for a robbery committed at Egerton
History_of_Wagga_Wagga
1911 film
Captain Midnight, the Bush King (US: The Bushranger's Bride) is a 1911 Australian silent Western film about the fictitious bushranger Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight, the Bush King
Captain_Midnight,_the_Bush_King
Radio show
July 1934 18 July 1934 "Mad Dog Morgan" - part one to three Sam Poo "Captain Moonlite, or From Lay Preacher to Bushranger" "Ben Hall, or The Outlaws of the
Outlawry_Under_the_Gums
Art school in Sydney, Australia
F. Archibald; murderer and artist Henry Louis Bertrand; bushranger Captain Moonlite; Aboriginal outlaw Jimmy Governor; female bushranger Jessie Hickman;
National_Art_School
1989 single by Weddings Parties Anything
Cranley Steve Hart Dan Kelly Ned Kelly Johnny Campbell Midnight Captain Moonlite Captain Starlight James Sutherland 1890s John Francis Peggotty 1900s Jimmy
Streets_of_Forbes
Town in Victoria, Australia
and the Moorabool Panthers Soccer Club use the reserve as a venue. Captain Moonlite - notorious bushranger lived in the town and known for robbing the
Mount_Egerton,_Victoria
Bushranger in New South Wales, Australia (1847–1877)
Edward Webb-Bowen received a fatal bullet wound during a shootout with Captain Moonlite's gang at Wantabadgery. Cranley's bushranging career was fictionalised
Frederick_Cranley
Heritage listed site in Victoria, Australia
Ballarat Courthouse, allowing for the safe transfer of prisoners. In 1872 Captain Moonlite, a bushranger and Anglican clergyman, escaped from the jail. The prison
Ballarat_Gaol
Australian theatrical entrepreneur and film director
Haymarket – about Captain Thunderbolt The Indian Hero Who is the Woman? The Anarchist East Lynne Uncle Tom's Cabin Captain Moonlite The Gaol Bird Cast
Edward_Irham_Cole
1911 film
Dan Morgan had appeared as a character in films based on plays such as Moonlite and The Squatter's Daughter. Production took place at a time when there
Dan_Morgan_(film)
fatal case of cholera is reported in Sydney. 8 May – The bushranger Captain Moonlite holds up a bank in Mount Egerton, Victoria. 22 June – Prince Alfred
1869_in_Australia
Australian playwright, film director and screenwriter
("Madge") (1897–1972). His daughter married in 1923. Moonlite (1910) – based on his play Captain Moonlite Captain Midnight, the Bush King (9 Feb 1911) – based
W._J._Lincoln
Former Australian publishing company
D. Websdale (J. Muir Auld ill.): Seafarers Charles White: Ben Hall Captain Moonlite Gardiner, King of the Road John Vane, Bushranger The Kelly Gang Martin
NSW_Bookstall_Company
N.S.W. Bookstall Co. Ben Hall (1921), Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co. Captain Moonlite (1921), Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co. Gardiner, “King of the Road” (1921)
Charles_White_(writer)
1920 film
Two brothers, Dick and Jim Marsden, become involved with the bushranger, Captain Starlight. They romance two girls, work on the goldfields, and are captured
Robbery Under Arms (1920 film)
Robbery_Under_Arms_(1920_film)
Australian film producer
produced and released two successful motion pictures, Thunderbolt and Moonlite, based on incidents in the careers of the bushrangers Frederick Ward and
H._A._Forsyth
International Exhibition opens at the Garden Palace. 13 November – Bushranger Captain Moonlite take thirty hostages at a farm near Gundagai, New South Wales. A shoot-out
1879_in_Australia
Australian actor and screenwriter
1922 and then permanently in 1925. Thunderbolt (1910) Moonlite (1910) (also known as: Captain Moonlite) Ben Hall and his Gang (1911) Frank Gardiner, the King
Agnes_Gavin
Richard Baker, South Australian politician (d. 1911) 5 July – Andrew "Captain Moonlite" Scott, bushranger (born in Ireland) (d. 1880) 17 July – Sir Alexander
1842_in_Australia
1860. The courthouse was the venue for the trial of the bushranger Captain Moonlite and his gang in 1879; and was one of the first stone buildings to be
Courthouses in New South Wales
Courthouses_in_New_South_Wales
Decade
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1829) January 20 – Captain Moonlite, Australian bushranger (hanged) (b. 1842) January 31 – Adolphe Granier
1880s
Church building in Victoria, Australia
site of current hall 1868 - Andrew Scott (later to become bushranger "Captain Moonlite") attended as lay reader. 1876 - Foundation Stone Laid 1877 - Current
Holy Trinity Church, Bacchus Marsh
Holy_Trinity_Church,_Bacchus_Marsh
Toowong State School is founded in Queensland. 20 January – Bushranger Captain Moonlite (real name Andrew George Scott) hanged in Sydney. 31 January – The
1880_in_Australia
1910 Australian film
abroad." Gavin and Forsyth subsequently went on to make a film about Captain Moonlite. Then the two went their separate ways and Gavin made movies on Ben
Thunderbolt_(1910_film)
1907 film
Boldrewood about two brothers and their relationship with the bushranger Captain Starlight. It was the first film version of the novel and the third Australian
Robbery Under Arms (1907 MacMahon film)
Robbery_Under_Arms_(1907_MacMahon_film)
Politician and barrister in New South Wales, Australia
January 1883. He personally prosecuted the Watabadgery bushrangers, Captain Moonlite and Thomas Rogan, which drew praise from the Bulletin for his forensic
Robert_Wisdom_(politician)
Water park in the United States
included the first and second Island Queen in 1896 and 1925, respectively, Moonlite Gardens dance pavilion in 1925, the Wildcat and Twister wooden roller coasters
Coney Island (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Coney_Island_(Cincinnati,_Ohio)
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
thanked by Armstrong. The aircraft carrier USS Hornet, under the command of Captain Carl J. Seiberlich, was selected as the primary recovery ship (PRS) for
Apollo_11
American frontierswoman (1852–1903)
riding in advance and on hearing the firing turned in my saddle and saw the Captain reeling in his saddle as though about to fall. I turned my horse and galloped
Calamity_Jane
Kompart UK Clyde's Adventure 1992 Moonlite Software Moonlite Software Clyde's Revenge 1995 Moonlite Software Moonlite Software Coaster 1993 Code To Go
Index_of_DOS_games_(C)
Companion of Doc Holliday (1849–1940)
in St. Louis in the mid 1860s but that he was married to a steamship captain's daughter named Mary Bust. The census also shows that another Melvin was
Big_Nose_Kate
Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
17, flown in December 1972. Cernan retired from NASA and the Navy as a captain in 1976. The Smithsonian has been accountable for the command module Charlie
Apollo_10
1999 film
Louis Kenneth Wright) Payroll Schauntté Parker Charm Latrice Jade Sir Captain Bradley Payroll (Lorence Hammond) Too Short Mr. Ivy (also known as Pimpin'
American_Pimp
American-Samoan dancer and public figure (1976–1998)
fragrance as a teenager. She was fa’afafine. Seiuli was the cheerleading captain at Leone High School and was crowned Miss American Samoan Island Queen
Shalimar_Seiuli
Aborted Moon landing mission in the Apollo program
Hanks, who portrayed Lovell in the movie Apollo 13, and it is now in the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Illinois. The mission's motto
Apollo_13
County in Nevada, United States
and legalized in Lyon county. There are several open ranches, including: Moonlite Bunny Ranch (the most famous Lyon Country brothel) Sagebrush Ranch All
Lyon_County,_Nevada
American mobster (1878–1920)
Michael "Hinky Dink" Kenna and John Coughlin. They made him a precinct captain and street inspector. This gave Colosimo the political connections that
Big_Jim_Colosimo
Town in Virginia, United States
County history. The Abingdon Historic District, Abingdon Bank, Mont Calm, Moonlite Theatre, Dr. William H. Pitts House, White's Mill, and Baker-St. John House
Abingdon,_Virginia
Sixth and most recent crewed Moon landing
August 13, 1971. When assigned to Apollo 17, Cernan was a 38-year-old captain in the United States Navy; he had been selected in the third group of astronauts
Apollo_17
Avenged Sevenfold - Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite Tiger Army - 25 Jessico Babasonicos - 30 Beetroot Cast - Captain Easychord Stereolab EP First Contact Roger
2001_in_music
American brothel madam
she met and may have married the captain of a whaling ship, David W. "Bull" Conklin, in 1851. In 1853, the captain abandoned her in Port Townsend, Washington
Mother_Damnable
Strummer and the Mescaleros – Global a Go-Go Tiger Army – II: Power of Moonlite Tilt – Been Where? Did What? The Unseen – The Anger & The Truth Useless
Timeline_of_punk_rock
2022 uncrewed Moon-orbiting NASA mission
may experience during a trip to the Moon. The first mannequin, called "Captain Moonikin Campos" (named after Arturo Campos, a NASA engineer during the
Artemis_I
Area of New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Garment District and the Theater District. New York Police Department Captain Alexander S. "Clubber" Williams gave the area its nickname in 1876, when
Tenderloin,_Manhattan
Fifth crewed Moon landing
April 27, 1972. John Young, the mission commander, was 41 years old and a captain in the Navy at the time of Apollo 16. Becoming an astronaut in 1962 as
Apollo_16
Neighborhood in California, U.S.
neighborhood was named. Some attribute the name to a New York City police captain, Alexander S. Williams, who was overheard saying that when he was assigned
Tenderloin,_San_Francisco
Fourth crewed Moon landing
Scott explained the choice of the name Endeavour on the grounds that its captain, James Cook, had commanded the first purely scientific sea voyage, and
Apollo_15
Australian science writer
"A Darker Shade of Moonlite: A Creative Biography by Craig Cormick". "Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook, and what they
Craig_Cormick
19th-century American murderer
he gained a reputation as a pimp and gambler, and evidently served as a captain in a black "Four Hundred Club", a political and social club with a dubious
Lee_Shelton
Procuress in 1860s and 70s New York City
during what was known as the "grabber scandal" when she was arrested by Captain Charles McDonnell and given a long prison sentence. Asbury, Herbert. The
Hester_Jane_Haskins
New York City prostitute and murder victim
James H. Barry Company. pp. 568–584. OCLC 3811019. By Thomas Samuel Duke, Captain of Police, San Francisco; Published with Approval of the Honorable Board
Helen_Jewett
Chinese American sex worker and madam (1829-1928)
who died during the trip. She later became the mistress of the ship's captain, who gave her so much gold that by the time she arrived in San Francisco
Ah_Toy
American saloon owner
the age of 10. Early in her life, Kitty apparently married a man named Captain E.H. Lewis of Bay City, Michigan. Tiring of the marriage, she left for
Kitty_Leroy
Ban on bushranger films in Australia (1911–42)
(1910) Moonlite (1910) The Life and Adventures of John Vane, the Notorious Australian Bushranger (1910) A Tale of the Australian Bush (1911) Captain Midnight
Bushranger_ban
American innkeeper, restaurateur, and madam (1813–1866)
and I'll beat you to death." During the battle Borginnes learned that Captain George Lincoln, a friend that had joined the army at the same time as her
Sarah_A._Bowman
American adventuress, "madame," journalist
they never married. She was still legally married to her second husband, Captain Donald William Stewart, a British military officer who had served in India
Cora_Crane
Madam of the Barbary Coast (1827–1862)
20–22. OCLC 3811019. Retrieved February 12, 2020. By Thomas Samuel Duke, Captain of Police, San Francisco; Published with Approval of the Honorable Board
Belle_Cora
Anniversaries of the first human moon landing
NASA exhibits and evening astronomy. Aldrin, along with Carl Seilberlich, captain of the Hornet during recovery operations, attended the event on the 24th
Apollo_11_anniversaries
Marvellous Melbourne: Queen City of the South Cosens Spencer Documentary IMDb Moonlite John Gavin John Gavin, H. A. Forsyth, Ruby Butler Short 31 December IMDb
List of Australian films of the 1910s
List_of_Australian_films_of_the_1910s
(Kansas City Athletics), cancer. Dennis Hof, 72, American brothel owner (Moonlite BunnyRanch) and reality show personality (Cathouse: The Series). Even Hovdhaugen
Deaths_in_October_2018
Pseudonymous New York showgirl and prostitute
Police: An Official Record of Thirty-eight Years as Patrolman, Detective, Captain, Inspector and Chief of the New York Police. New York: Caxton Book Concern
Crazy_Lou
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French certeyn ‘self-assured’, ‘determined’. (The phonetic change of -er- to -ar- was a normal process in Middle English).
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Captain
Boy/Male
Biblical
Captain; prince.
Girl/Female
Greek Irish Scottish Gaelic
Pure.
Biblical
captain; prince
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic CaitlÃn, CAETLIN means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and Irish
Scottish and Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Austain ‘son of Austin’ (see Austin).English : from a reduced form of Constant or Constantine.
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Old French Caterine, CATRIN means "pure."
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
He who is in Charge
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Antaine, possibly ANTAIN means "invaluable."Â
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Greek, Indian, Swedish
Pure; The Celtic Form of Catherine
Boy/Male
English
Captain.
Girl/Female
Irish American French Gaelic Greek Latin
meaning pure.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Three; chief; captain.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Chaplin 1.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : nickname from certain ‘certain’, ‘resolute’, a derivative of Old French certise ‘certitude’.English : variant spelling of Sartain, cognate with 1.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
The Celtic form of Catherine
Biblical
three; chief; captain
Girl/Female
Basque Greek
Form of Katherine.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Parton.
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Old Norse Óðinn, ODEN means "poetry, song" and "eager, frenzied, raging."
Girl/Female
Teutonic
Wise advisor.
Female
Russian
(ÐатальÑ) Russian form of Latin Natalia, NATALYA means "birthday," or in Church Latin "Christmas day."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish
Son of the First Choice; Highest Choice; Son of a Strong
Girl/Female
Indian
Born from the earth, Another name of Goddess Sita
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Gaelic
Slender. (French) 'from the forest.
Boy/Male
English
Wears a helmet.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : unexplained; perhaps from Middle English fon(ne) ‘stupid person’, ‘fool’ (origin unknown) or Middle English foun ‘fawn’, ‘young deer’ (from Old French feon, foun, faon).Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Fanz, a nickname for a roguish or mischievous person, from Middle High German vanz ‘joker’, ‘rogue’.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Greenery
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
CAPTAIN MOONLITE
n.
Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of a Masonic or a temperance lodge.
v. t.
To clothe with a caftan.
n.
A head, or chief officer
a.
Chief; superior.
v. t.
To act as captain of; to lead.
n.
A certain number or quantity.
n.
A military leader; a warrior.
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.
n.
The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
n.
A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
n.
By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
n.
The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
n.
The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
a.
Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.
n.
One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
n.
An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
n.
The foreman of a body of workmen.
n.
See Capelin.
n.
Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.