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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Example Sentences

Strange as it may appear, this officer left the ship a few months afterwards, and was made commander, post captain, and retired admiral without serving afloat!

From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford

I have just written to a friend of mine, a post captain in his majesty's service, asking him to receive you as a midshipman.

From With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

To your post, captain, and order every man to join his company.

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton

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)

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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)