master-at-arms meaning: definition

master-at-arms

noun

Navy, UK A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.

Episode 12, The Cyclops Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he yells meila murder.

UK A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units.

Navy, US A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare.

An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.