"shiplord" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shiplords [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English schyplord, from Old English sċiphlāford (“shipmaster, skipper”, literally “ship-lord”), equivalent to ship + lord. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|schyplord}} Middle English schyplord, {{inh|en|ang|sċiphlāford|lit=ship-lord|t=shipmaster, skipper}} Old English sċiphlāford (“shipmaster, skipper”, literally “ship-lord”), {{af|en|ship|lord}} ship + lord Head templates: {{en-noun}} shiplord (plural shiplords)
  1. A shipmaster; skipper; captain. Categories (topical): Nautical occupations

Inflected forms

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