commodore
(noun) a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Commodore (plural Commodores)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Commodore is the 25403rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 974 individuals. Commodore is most common among Black/African American (75.77%) and White (14.89%) individuals.
commodore (plural commodores)
(military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
(nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
(nautical) The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
(nautical) The president of a yacht club.
(nautical) A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
(US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral.
(US, military, nautical) A rear admiral (lower half).
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.
• (non-flag naval rank): senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain
• (nautical): senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade
• (flag naval rank): CDRE, COMO (abbreviation)
• (naval rank): Cmdre, Cmdre. (abbreviation)
• brigadier
Source: Wiktionary
Com"mo*dore`, n. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery;, fr. LL. commendare to command. Cf. Commend, Command, Commander.]
1. (U. S. Navy)
Definition: 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.
2. (Brititsh Navy)
Definition: A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.
3. A title given courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.
4. A familiar for the flagchip, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
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