Mate
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
The title of the officer of a merchant vessel second in rank, or next styled first, second,, thirds &o., mate, ranking accordingly. On the death or disability of the master, the mate succeeds, for the time being, to his authority.