shiplord

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shiplord

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

noun shiplords

A shipmaster; skipper; captain. “And what would you have us do then, shiplord?” Nish na'am spoke bitterly.

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@misc{shiplord_2026,
  title = {shiplord},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shiplord},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}