Boatswain
What does Boatswain mean in American Law?
The definition of Boatswain in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A merchant-marine petty officer, the seagoing equivalent of an army top seargent, or an industrial foreman. Usually pronounced, and frequently spelled, “bosun” or “bos”n.”
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