post captain
Britishnoun
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Lord Cochrane, after three months' waiting, received the rank of post captain.
From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox)
It was not until October, 1761, when he was twenty-six, that Jervis obtained "post" rank,—the rank, that is, of full, or post, captain.
From Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
I have two brothers-in-law out in India, and Gillian has a captain, an Egyptian hero, with a medal, a post captain out at sea in the Nivelle.
From Modern Broods by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Leaving the Portuguese service with distinction, he rejoined the English navy in 1778, and the Admiralty at once made him master and commander of the Basilisk, fireship, soon afterwards appointing him post captain.
From The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Becke, Louis
In 1802 he was promoted post captain by Lord St Vincent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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