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What is a master-at-arms?

What is a master-at-arms? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Britain, Navy) A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.
  2. (Britain, Army) A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units.
  3. (US, Navy) A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare.
  4. An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.
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The master-at-arms immediately walked over toward Jack, taking out a pair of handcuffs.
The master-at-arms reports that the ship's crew is on board.
The first man we encountered was clinker, the master-at-arms.
See that the master-at-arms has everything arranged at once.
The master-at-arms, who had been looking for him, told him that he was wanted on the quarterdeck.
The door of the small room opened, and a naval enlisted man with the markings of a master-at-arms poked his head in.

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