shiplord

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noun

A shipmaster; skipper; captain.

OriginMiddle English schyplord ← Old English sċiphlāford →
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Meanings

nounshiplord (plural shiplords)

plural shiplords

  1. A shipmaster; skipper; captain.

    The position of shiplord came with pay.

    2002, Harry Turtledove, Colonization: Aftershocks - Page 427
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    “And what would you have us do then, shiplord?” Nish na'am spoke bitterly.

    2000, Esther Friesner, To Storm Heaven

    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.

    2003, Dave Duncan, Paragon Lost: A Chronicle of the King's Blades - Page 373

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shipmaster

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċiphlāford“shipmaster, skipper”
  2. Middle Englishschyplord
  3. Englishshiplord

From Middle English schyplord, from Old English sċiphlāford (“shipmaster, skipper”, literally “ship-lord”), equivalent to ship + lord.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lordship
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APA

shiplord. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiplord

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“shiplord.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiplord. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shiplord,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shiplord.

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