"master-at-arms" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: masters-at-arms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|masters-at-arms}} master-at-arms (plural masters-at-arms)
  1. (UK, Navy) A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship. Tags: Navy, UK Translations (a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship): רַב נַשָׁק (rav nashak) [masculine] (Hebrew), נַגָד מִשְׁמַעַת (nagad mishma'at) [masculine] (Hebrew), гла́вный старшина́ корабельный полиции (glávnyj staršiná korabelʹnyj policii) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-master-at-arms-en-noun-Am~nCh4V Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 32 4 Disambiguation of 'a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship': 63 12 21 4
  2. (UK, Army) A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-master-at-arms-en-noun-r4m43ztM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 32 4
  3. (US, Navy) A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare. Tags: Navy, US
    Sense id: en-master-at-arms-en-noun-hfup~6o0 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 33 32 4
  4. An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.
    Sense id: en-master-at-arms-en-noun-49olqbSo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Jaunty

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