Master-at-arms

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Noun
  1. 1
    A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship. Navy, UK

    "Episode 12, The Cyclops Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he yells meila murder."

  2. 2
    the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship wordnet
  3. 3
    A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units. UK
  4. 4
    A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare. Navy, US
  5. 5
    An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.

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"Episode 12, The Cyclops Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he yells meila murder."

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