Shiplord

Origin

From Middle English *shiplord, *schiploverd, from Old English sciphlāford ("shipmaster, skipper", literally ship-lord), equivalent to ship + lord.

Full definition of shiplord

Noun

1. A shipmaster; skipper; captain.
• 2000, Esther Friesner, To Storm Heaven:“And what would you have us do then, shiplord?” Nish na'am spoke bitterly.
• 2002, Harry Turtledove, Colonization: Aftershocks - Page 427:The position of shiplord came with pay.
• 2003, Dave Duncan, Paragon Lost: A Chronicle of the King's Blades - Page 373:Since it seemed to lead in the right direction and its banks were virtually uninhabited, the shiplord declared it good fortune and chose to press on.