over-captain

Secca turned and offered a smile to the Ebran over-captain.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

"I have been told that there is usually little snow south of where the rivers join, " replied the Ranuan over-captain.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

"I didn't know" Secca grinned at the Ranuan over-captain.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

Somehow, the thought of the competent over-captain as a seasick trader was so incongruous.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

"The story is well-known in Ranuak, " the Ranuan over-captain continued.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

If the over-captain doesn't know his officers well enough to anticipate that, it can only mean two things.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

Although the Ebran over-captain looked down on the diminutive sorceress, his eyes avoided hers.

The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

And that all was well with Alvar, the captain Anna had made over-captain and armsmaster of Dumar both to aid Siobion's regency and to ensure Dumar's compliance with the terms of surrender, even if Anna had been careful not to call them precisely that.

Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999

The chain of orders repeated and echoed away from the over-captain like ripples in a pond.

Darksong Rising Modesitt, L. E. 1999

There were eight of them -- a colonel-in-chief, whose position became honorary after his elevation to that rank; a colonel, upon whom devolved the active command; a second in command, whose title of over-captain may be translated major; three captains, and as many subalterns.

A Modern Mercenary Hesketh Vernon Hesketh Prichard 1899