post captain

British  

noun

1. history (formerly) a naval officer holding a commission as a captain, as distinct from an officer with the courtesy title of captain

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He was raised to the rank of master and commander in 1722, and obtained the rank of post captain in 1724, with the command of the Scarborough man-of-war.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

Mr. Cook, on this occasion, from a certain consciousness of his own merit, wished to have been appointed a post captain.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis

But I hope you will think differently, seeing that my brother is a post captain in Her Majesty's Navy, and is visiting one of Her Majesty's far distant colonies.

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by Edward VII

"I'll make Malcolm a post captain in the navy, and give you a thousand pounds," he said at length, hardly knowing that he spoke.

From Malcolm by George MacDonald

For this exploit, Decatur was promoted to the rank of post captain, there being no intermediate grade.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne