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KJV
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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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MID'SHIPMAN, n. In ships of war, a kind of naval cadet, whose business is to second the orders of the superior officers and assist in the necessary business of the ship, particularly in managing the sails,that he may be trained to a knowledge of the machinery, discipline and operations of ships of war, and qualified for naval service.
Formerly, a kind of
naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders,
messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and
those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.
An American marine
fish of the genus Porichthys, allied to the
toadfish.
Cadet midshipman, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under Cadet. -- Cadet midshipman, formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, midshipman; in England, sublieutenant. | ||||||||