- Naval officer - Senior naval rank - An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by
courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore
corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army. - A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a
fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral. - A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a
line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting
or rowing club. - A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel
of a squadron or fleet.
- Army officer - Army rank - NCO rank - Non-commissioned officer - A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the
United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a
company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels. - Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. - Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In
this sense now usually written corporeal.