quartermastern.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə/,

/ˈkwɔːtəˌmastə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdərˌmæstər/

Forms: see quarter n. and master n.¹; also Scottish pre-1700 quartaris maisteris (plural).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: quarter n., master n.¹

Etymology: < quarter n. + master n.¹, after Middle Dutch quartiermeester naval officer responsible for organizing the watches (also ‘official responsible for the superintendence of a district’) (Dutch kwartiermeester , also ‘military officer’ (16th cent.)). Compare Middle Low German quārtērmēster naval officer, official responsible for the superintendence of a district, German quartiermeister military officer (16th cent.), naval officer (19th cent.), and also post-classical Latin quatronus magister (1444 in a British source), quartimagister (1461 in a British source), quartermagister (1502 in a British source), all in sense 1a (after the English), French quartier-maître (a1637 in sense 1a, 1804 in sense 3; probably originally after the Dutch).With sense 2c compare Middle French maistre de quartier (1582 in the passage translated in quot. 1582; probably after Dutch kwartiermeester ) and slightly earlier quarterman n. 1.

I. Senses relating to officers and other officials.

1. Nautical.

a. A petty or warrant officer aboard a warship responsible to the captain for stowing provisions and ensuring the correct trim of the ship, for care of navigational instruments and for steering, and (subsequently) for general discipline.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > quartermaster

quartermaster1415

quarteer1705

quartier1828

1415 in Bull. Inst. Hist. Res. (1925) 3 197 (MED) Ricardus Broun, quartermaistre nauis vocate La Trinite.

1442 Rolls of Parl. V. 60/1 The Maisters of the Shippes, Quarter Maisters, Shipmen and Soudeours.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xi Purser and Capytayne Quarter mayster, Lodesman.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 33 Euery quartar master til his auen quartar.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 5 The quarter Maisters hath the charge of the hold for stowage, rommageing, and trimming the shippe, and of their squadrons for their Watch.

1643 Declar. Commons conc. Rebellion in Ireland 50 He is one of the Quarter-masters of the Dunkirke Frigot.

1708 Royal Proclam. 20 May in London Gaz. No. 4440/1 The Midshipmen,..Quarter-Master, Quarter-Masters Mates,..and Serjeants of Marines.

1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 21 The poor man I lost was John Norton: this was his second voyage with me as a quarter-master.

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. x. 293 Up with the helm, quarter-master.

1882 Cent. Mag. July 352/2 The quarter-masters or steerers had their quarters aft.

1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim vii. 85 He saw nothing for it but ship before the mast—could get perhaps a quartermaster's billet in some steamer.

1952 ‘C. S. Forester’ Lieutenant Hornblower xiv. 198 The quartermaster at the wheel spun the spokes over hastily.

1989 Sea Breezes Feb. 102/1 I passed the courses to the quartermaster on the wheel.

1994 Professional Mariner Aug.–Sept. 24/3 In the straight reaches across Galveston Bay the pilot usually gives the quartermaster a course to steer.

†b. In extended use: steering gear. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > other devices or machines for steering

luff?c1225

telemotor1880

quartermaster1882

manoeuvrer1889

steerer1889

1882 Standard 26 Dec. 2/2 She will have a brigantine rig,..and [be] steered by a steam ‘quartermaster’.

1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 37 Like everything else in this giant vessel, the steam quartermaster is on an immense scale.

†a. Scottish. A municipal official responsible for certain administrative duties within a burgh. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1462 Ayr Burgh Court Bks. 26 Apr. Quo die the inquest has ordanit thir men quartarmaisteris of the watter & to skar the gudis..and that na gudis be bocht cumand in the hauing bot all anerly be thir quartaris maisteris.

1465–6 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 154 The town has consentyt that it sal be quarterit in fowr quarteris, and thir sal be quarter masteris [etc.].

1572 Crail Burgh Court 25 June To be quartermasteris and oursearis off the byggyng off the peir.

1604 Coll. Rebus Albanicis (1839) 129 That the town [Dumbarton] be devydit in aught pairts and ilk aucht pairt to watch ane nycht; the waches to be..placit nychtly be the quartare maisteris chosen be the baillies.

1684 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) I. 402 The persones following to be quartermasters of the Key..to witt..Patrick Mertine for the quarter up the toune, Ninian Stewart for the quarter over the way [etc.].

†b. Scottish. A guild official appointed to assist the deacon in the administration of the guild. Obsolete (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > guild of medieval origin > a member > official

steward10..

aldermanc1316

dean of guild1389

master1389

skevin1389

warden1389

searcher1417

quartermaster1556

grand master1615

jurat1714

1556 Edinb. Skinners in Bk. Old Edinb. Club VI. 66 The brether of the craft..chesset witht the haill woyt of the craft four quarter maisteris.

1646 in G. Tate Alnwick II. xvii. 338 It is agreed that none of the wood shall be sould but with the consent of the four quartermaisters.

1650 in Reg. Acts Wrights of Glasgow (1887) 7 That the deacone new ellectit and sworne sall ellect thrie quartermaisteris and the croft wther thrie.

1716 Hawick Town Council Rec. 5 Oct. in J. J. Vernon Parish & Kirk Hawick (1900) 204 Complaines John Swan and Robert Tinline the two quartermasters of the trade of weivers within the toune for themselves and in name and behalf of the corporation thereof.

1868–9 G. Tate Alnwick II. xvii. 338 Wood and bark were therefore bought for the whole company, by officers called quartermasters, who allotted to each tanner a proportional share of every purchase.

c. In Germany and the Low Countries: a civic official responsible for the policing and defence of a particular district. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1582 A. Golding tr. Ioyful & Royal Entertainment sig. D2 Most gracious Lord and Prince, the Markgraue, Amptman, Boroughmaisters.., y^e cheefe Burgesses, and Quartermaisters [Fr. Maistres des quartiers], the Wardens, and auncientes of the Handycraftes.., were very glad when they understood of your highnesses happy arriuall.

1959 F. L. Carsten Princes & Parl. in Germany v. iii. 373 Two years later the Estates voted a tax of 140,000 guilders and elected captains, muster-masters, and quartermasters for the various districts.

1997 D. Nicholas Later Medieval City v. 162 The citizens of Nuremberg swore obedience to their quartermasters.

3. Military. A regimental officer with the duties of administering barracks, laying out camps, and looking after rations, ammunition, and other supplies.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster

quartermaster1590

fourrier1678

Q.M.1791

quartermaster captain1846

Q1916

quarter1917

quarter-bloke1918

quarter jack1930

1590 R. Williams Briefe Disc. Warre 14 The office of the Marshal, is painful & great, for he medleth with the whole affaires of the warres; he hath to serue and to help him, the Serieant maior, Quarter masters, Prouosts, and Captaine of the Spions.

c1600 J. Dymmok Treat. Ireland (1842) 33 The small losse we susteyned..was multiplied upon the rebell by our quarter and skoutmasters.

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (vi. 18) ii. 112 A quarter-master, who goeth before hand to prepare quarters for souldiers.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 102 The King..made him a Quarter-master to a Troop of Cuirassiers.

1755 G. Washington Let. 11 Sept. in Writings (1931) I. 172 The Quarter Master..may be appointed to Receive and deliver them to the Soldiers..taking care to produce those Orders, and proper Vouchers for the delivery, each pay-day.

1803 Duke of Wellington Let. to Col. Stevenson 16 Sept. in Dispatches (1837) II. 308 I rather believe that your Quarter Masters have 1000 bullocks for each regiment.

1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 150 Our quartermaster divided among us a lot of shirts and underclothing.

1928 E. Blunden Undertones of War xiii. 145 At the ration-party's rendezvous..our hearty Quartermaster Swain..was guarding..our issue of rum.

1941 ‘Faugh-a-Ballagh’ 34 92/1 In the Regiment..now the name is represented by his son, serving as Quartermaster.

1952 Marine Corps Gaz. Nov. 77 Quartermaster, former term for officers designated to supply duty only; still loosely used for unit supply officer.

1970 J. Blish Spock must Die! viii. 60 Just as though you were a quartermaster charging me for a uniform.

2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. 11 Quartermaster Rob ‘Blackeye’ Jones arrived from the rear after lunch, the squadron's purveyor of supplies.

†II. Other uses.

4. A person or (occasionally) an animal that has a quarter of a responsibility which is shared with another or others. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > person who shares authority

quartermaster1541

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > joint ruler > [noun] > one of specific number of

quartermaster1541

duumvir1600

quarter-ruler1610

tetrarcha1661

decemvir1703

quadrumvir1790

pentarch1798

duarch1848

decarch1852

dodecarch1882

1541 Schole House of Women sig. B^v The yonge waxe bolde So that within, a moneth they be Quarter mayster, or more then he.

1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Cvi They do it because they will be quarter masters with their husbands, quarter masters? Nay, half maisters yea some of them wil be hole masters.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry 154 The Dogge..is also a quarter maister in keeping of the cattell.

1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. i. i. 7 Discerne you no better betweene Popes and Councels, which are the Church in effect? or shall these play quarter~masters with the Pope?

1685 N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. ii. 28 The English Nation..might have made themselves Quarter-Masters, at least with the Spaniards.

Compounds

quartermaster captain n. Military an officer in the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army with the rank of captain.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster

quartermaster1590

fourrier1678

Q.M.1791

quartermaster captain1846

Q1916

quarter1917

quarter-bloke1918

quarter jack1930

1846 W. C. De Hart Observ. Mil. Law 238 This power has, in the case of quartermaster Captain Davis, been exercised within a week.

1907 N.Y. Evening Post (Semi-weekly ed.) 13 May 6 The person enjoying the title of quartermaster captain (a rank that causes our British cousins to smile).

1950 Fed. Suppl. (Lexis) 87 872 The remainder of her cargo destined to her other ports of call was consigned to various branches of the armed forces, to wit:..Quartermaster Captain Edgar W. Wheeler.

1991 Los Angeles Times 1 Mar. a7 A pudgy quartermaster captain stood up in the back of the room and cried, ‘We can't support it!’

quartermaster sergeant n. Military a non-commissioned officer who assists a quartermaster in his or her duties.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster > subordinate quartermaster

perforce1632

quartermaster sergeant1776

QMS1876

1776 Jrnl. Proc. Provinc. Congr. S. Carolina 22 Feb. 46 That..a Sergeant-Major, a Quarter-master, and a Quarter-Master Serjeant, [be appointed] to each regiment of our regular forces.

1846 M. B. Betham-Edwards Jrnl. 10 June in A. R. Johnston et al. Marching with Army of West (1936) 113 One day our quartermaster-sergeant, supposing the baker to be cheating him, told him of it.

1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene i. ix. 271 The Serjeant-major and Quartermaster-serjeant are entitled to two rooms and a kitchen.

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 304 Quartermaster-Sergeant, or ‘Quarter’ as he is called. A non-commissioned officer in a company who..takes charge of the company stores.

1965 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 34 158/1 Sergeant Richard Burton..studied diligently for months in order to qualify for the position of Quartermaster Sergeant.

2006 Financial Adviser (Nexis) 14 Sept. I am the Company Quartermaster Sergeant of the advanced training course of my Territorial Army unit.

Derivatives

† quartermasteriveness n. Obsolete the qualities of a quartermaster.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles I. 370 His organ of quarter-masteriveness must have been woefully in arrear.

ˈquartermastership n. the office or position of quartermaster.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > quartermaster > office of

quartermastership1745

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster > position of

marshalship1530

quartermastership1870

1745 Observ. conc. Navy 44 Sales of Ensignships, Adjutancies, Quarter-Master-ships, &c.

1870 Daily News 3 Nov. The quartermastership..of the district around Metz.

1938 H. Borden Robert Laird Borden xxiv. 524 Mr. Meighen (then Solicitor-General) was offered the quartermastership of General Meighen's new regiment, the Grenadier Guards.

2003 A. Mackillop in A. Mackillop & S. Murdoch Mil. Governors x. 227 As well as the quartermastership, Campbell of Succoth was awarded an extremely lucrative bullock contract.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quartermaster
释义	quartermastern. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə/, /ˈkwɔːtəˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌmæstər/ Forms: see quarter n. and master n.¹; also Scottish pre-1700 quartaris maisteris (plural). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: quarter n., master n.¹ Etymology: < quarter n. + master n.¹, after Middle Dutch quartiermeester naval officer responsible for organizing the watches (also ‘official responsible for the superintendence of a district’) (Dutch kwartiermeester , also ‘military officer’ (16th cent.)). Compare Middle Low German quārtērmēster naval officer, official responsible for the superintendence of a district, German quartiermeister military officer (16th cent.), naval officer (19th cent.), and also post-classical Latin quatronus magister (1444 in a British source), quartimagister (1461 in a British source), quartermagister (1502 in a British source), all in sense 1a (after the English), French quartier-maître (a1637 in sense 1a, 1804 in sense 3; probably originally after the Dutch).With sense 2c compare Middle French maistre de quartier (1582 in the passage translated in quot. 1582; probably after Dutch kwartiermeester ) and slightly earlier quarterman n. 1. I. Senses relating to officers and other officials. 1. Nautical. a. A petty or warrant officer aboard a warship responsible to the captain for stowing provisions and ensuring the correct trim of the ship, for care of navigational instruments and for steering, and (subsequently) for general discipline. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > quartermaster quartermaster1415 quarteer1705 quartier1828 1415 in Bull. Inst. Hist. Res. (1925) 3 197 (MED) Ricardus Broun, quartermaistre nauis vocate La Trinite. 1442 Rolls of Parl. V. 60/1 The Maisters of the Shippes, Quarter Maisters, Shipmen and Soudeours. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xi Purser and Capytayne Quarter mayster, Lodesman. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 33 Euery quartar master til his auen quartar. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 5 The quarter Maisters hath the charge of the hold for stowage, rommageing, and trimming the shippe, and of their squadrons for their Watch. 1643 Declar. Commons conc. Rebellion in Ireland 50 He is one of the Quarter-masters of the Dunkirke Frigot. 1708 Royal Proclam. 20 May in London Gaz. No. 4440/1 The Midshipmen,..Quarter-Master, Quarter-Masters Mates,..and Serjeants of Marines. 1790 W. Bligh Narr. Mutiny on Bounty 21 The poor man I lost was John Norton: this was his second voyage with me as a quarter-master. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. x. 293 Up with the helm, quarter-master. 1882 Cent. Mag. July 352/2 The quarter-masters or steerers had their quarters aft. 1900 J. Conrad Lord Jim vii. 85 He saw nothing for it but ship before the mast—could get perhaps a quartermaster's billet in some steamer. 1952 ‘C. S. Forester’ Lieutenant Hornblower xiv. 198 The quartermaster at the wheel spun the spokes over hastily. 1989 Sea Breezes Feb. 102/1 I passed the courses to the quartermaster on the wheel. 1994 Professional Mariner Aug.–Sept. 24/3 In the straight reaches across Galveston Bay the pilot usually gives the quartermaster a course to steer. †b. In extended use: steering gear. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > steering equipment > [noun] > helm > other devices or machines for steering luff?c1225 telemotor1880 quartermaster1882 manoeuvrer1889 steerer1889 1882 Standard 26 Dec. 2/2 She will have a brigantine rig,..and [be] steered by a steam ‘quartermaster’. 1899 F. T. Bullen Way Navy 37 Like everything else in this giant vessel, the steam quartermaster is on an immense scale. 2. †a. Scottish. A municipal official responsible for certain administrative duties within a burgh. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1462 Ayr Burgh Court Bks. 26 Apr. Quo die the inquest has ordanit thir men quartarmaisteris of the watter & to skar the gudis..and that na gudis be bocht cumand in the hauing bot all anerly be thir quartaris maisteris. 1465–6 Extracts Rec. in W. Chambers Charters Burgh Peebles (1872) 154 The town has consentyt that it sal be quarterit in fowr quarteris, and thir sal be quarter masteris [etc.]. 1572 Crail Burgh Court 25 June To be quartermasteris and oursearis off the byggyng off the peir. 1604 Coll. Rebus Albanicis (1839) 129 That the town [Dumbarton] be devydit in aught pairts and ilk aucht pairt to watch ane nycht; the waches to be..placit nychtly be the quartare maisteris chosen be the baillies. 1684 in Rothesay Town Council Rec. (1935) I. 402 The persones following to be quartermasters of the Key..to witt..Patrick Mertine for the quarter up the toune, Ninian Stewart for the quarter over the way [etc.]. †b. Scottish. A guild official appointed to assist the deacon in the administration of the guild. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > guild of medieval origin > a member > official steward10.. aldermanc1316 dean of guild1389 master1389 skevin1389 warden1389 searcher1417 quartermaster1556 grand master1615 jurat1714 1556 Edinb. Skinners in Bk. Old Edinb. Club VI. 66 The brether of the craft..chesset witht the haill woyt of the craft four quarter maisteris. 1646 in G. Tate Alnwick II. xvii. 338 It is agreed that none of the wood shall be sould but with the consent of the four quartermaisters. 1650 in Reg. Acts Wrights of Glasgow (1887) 7 That the deacone new ellectit and sworne sall ellect thrie quartermaisteris and the croft wther thrie. 1716 Hawick Town Council Rec. 5 Oct. in J. J. Vernon Parish & Kirk Hawick (1900) 204 Complaines John Swan and Robert Tinline the two quartermasters of the trade of weivers within the toune for themselves and in name and behalf of the corporation thereof. 1868–9 G. Tate Alnwick II. xvii. 338 Wood and bark were therefore bought for the whole company, by officers called quartermasters, who allotted to each tanner a proportional share of every purchase. c. In Germany and the Low Countries: a civic official responsible for the policing and defence of a particular district. Now historical. ΚΠ 1582 A. Golding tr. Ioyful & Royal Entertainment sig. D2 Most gracious Lord and Prince, the Markgraue, Amptman, Boroughmaisters.., y^e cheefe Burgesses, and Quartermaisters [Fr. Maistres des quartiers], the Wardens, and auncientes of the Handycraftes.., were very glad when they understood of your highnesses happy arriuall. 1959 F. L. Carsten Princes & Parl. in Germany v. iii. 373 Two years later the Estates voted a tax of 140,000 guilders and elected captains, muster-masters, and quartermasters for the various districts. 1997 D. Nicholas Later Medieval City v. 162 The citizens of Nuremberg swore obedience to their quartermasters. 3. Military. A regimental officer with the duties of administering barracks, laying out camps, and looking after rations, ammunition, and other supplies. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster quartermaster1590 fourrier1678 Q.M.1791 quartermaster captain1846 Q1916 quarter1917 quarter-bloke1918 quarter jack1930 1590 R. Williams Briefe Disc. Warre 14 The office of the Marshal, is painful & great, for he medleth with the whole affaires of the warres; he hath to serue and to help him, the Serieant maior, Quarter masters, Prouosts, and Captaine of the Spions. c1600 J. Dymmok Treat. Ireland (1842) 33 The small losse we susteyned..was multiplied upon the rebell by our quarter and skoutmasters. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (vi. 18) ii. 112 A quarter-master, who goeth before hand to prepare quarters for souldiers. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 102 The King..made him a Quarter-master to a Troop of Cuirassiers. 1755 G. Washington Let. 11 Sept. in Writings (1931) I. 172 The Quarter Master..may be appointed to Receive and deliver them to the Soldiers..taking care to produce those Orders, and proper Vouchers for the delivery, each pay-day. 1803 Duke of Wellington Let. to Col. Stevenson 16 Sept. in Dispatches (1837) II. 308 I rather believe that your Quarter Masters have 1000 bullocks for each regiment. 1893 W. Forbes-Mitchell Reminisc. Great Mutiny 150 Our quartermaster divided among us a lot of shirts and underclothing. 1928 E. Blunden Undertones of War xiii. 145 At the ration-party's rendezvous..our hearty Quartermaster Swain..was guarding..our issue of rum. 1941 ‘Faugh-a-Ballagh’ 34 92/1 In the Regiment..now the name is represented by his son, serving as Quartermaster. 1952 Marine Corps Gaz. Nov. 77 Quartermaster, former term for officers designated to supply duty only; still loosely used for unit supply officer. 1970 J. Blish Spock must Die! viii. 60 Just as though you were a quartermaster charging me for a uniform. 2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. 11 Quartermaster Rob ‘Blackeye’ Jones arrived from the rear after lunch, the squadron's purveyor of supplies. †II. Other uses. 4. A person or (occasionally) an animal that has a quarter of a responsibility which is shared with another or others. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > person who shares authority quartermaster1541 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > joint ruler > [noun] > one of specific number of quartermaster1541 duumvir1600 quarter-ruler1610 tetrarcha1661 decemvir1703 quadrumvir1790 pentarch1798 duarch1848 decarch1852 dodecarch1882 1541 Schole House of Women sig. B^v The yonge waxe bolde So that within, a moneth they be Quarter mayster, or more then he. 1550 H. Latimer Moste Faithfull Serm. before Kynges Maiestye sig. Cvi They do it because they will be quarter masters with their husbands, quarter masters? Nay, half maisters yea some of them wil be hole masters. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry 154 The Dogge..is also a quarter maister in keeping of the cattell. 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. i. i. 7 Discerne you no better betweene Popes and Councels, which are the Church in effect? or shall these play quarter~masters with the Pope? 1685 N. Crouch Eng. Empire in Amer. ii. 28 The English Nation..might have made themselves Quarter-Masters, at least with the Spaniards. Compounds quartermaster captain n. Military an officer in the Quartermaster Corps of the U.S. Army with the rank of captain. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster quartermaster1590 fourrier1678 Q.M.1791 quartermaster captain1846 Q1916 quarter1917 quarter-bloke1918 quarter jack1930 1846 W. C. De Hart Observ. Mil. Law 238 This power has, in the case of quartermaster Captain Davis, been exercised within a week. 1907 N.Y. Evening Post (Semi-weekly ed.) 13 May 6 The person enjoying the title of quartermaster captain (a rank that causes our British cousins to smile). 1950 Fed. Suppl. (Lexis) 87 872 The remainder of her cargo destined to her other ports of call was consigned to various branches of the armed forces, to wit:..Quartermaster Captain Edgar W. Wheeler. 1991 Los Angeles Times 1 Mar. a7 A pudgy quartermaster captain stood up in the back of the room and cried, ‘We can't support it!’ quartermaster sergeant n. Military a non-commissioned officer who assists a quartermaster in his or her duties. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster > subordinate quartermaster perforce1632 quartermaster sergeant1776 QMS1876 1776 Jrnl. Proc. Provinc. Congr. S. Carolina 22 Feb. 46 That..a Sergeant-Major, a Quarter-master, and a Quarter-Master Serjeant, [be appointed] to each regiment of our regular forces. 1846 M. B. Betham-Edwards Jrnl. 10 June in A. R. Johnston et al. Marching with Army of West (1936) 113 One day our quartermaster-sergeant, supposing the baker to be cheating him, told him of it. 1864 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene i. ix. 271 The Serjeant-major and Quartermaster-serjeant are entitled to two rooms and a kitchen. 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 304 Quartermaster-Sergeant, or ‘Quarter’ as he is called. A non-commissioned officer in a company who..takes charge of the company stores. 1965 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 34 158/1 Sergeant Richard Burton..studied diligently for months in order to qualify for the position of Quartermaster Sergeant. 2006 Financial Adviser (Nexis) 14 Sept. I am the Company Quartermaster Sergeant of the advanced training course of my Territorial Army unit. Derivatives † quartermasteriveness n. Obsolete the qualities of a quartermaster.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles I. 370 His organ of quarter-masteriveness must have been woefully in arrear. ˈquartermastership n. the office or position of quartermaster. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > quartermaster > office of quartermastership1745 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > quartermaster > position of marshalship1530 quartermastership1870 1745 Observ. conc. Navy 44 Sales of Ensignships, Adjutancies, Quarter-Master-ships, &c. 1870 Daily News 3 Nov. The quartermastership..of the district around Metz. 1938 H. Borden Robert Laird Borden xxiv. 524 Mr. Meighen (then Solicitor-General) was offered the quartermastership of General Meighen's new regiment, the Grenadier Guards. 2003 A. Mackillop in A. Mackillop & S. Murdoch Mil. Governors x. 227 As well as the quartermastership, Campbell of Succoth was awarded an extremely lucrative bullock contract. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quartermasterv. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə/, /ˈkwɔːtəˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdərˌmæstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quartermaster n. Etymology: < quartermaster n. intransitive and transitive. To perform the duties of a quartermaster (for). Also with it. ΚΠ 1862 Times 22 Feb. 9/6 M'Kenzie has quartermastered it in the worst mud of Balaklava. 1936 W. James Gangways & Corridors i. 10 He had quarter-mastered in Cuba during the Spanish American war. 2005 Belleville (Ont.) Intelligencer (Nexis) 28 July a7 While quartermastering U.S. forces in Iraq..Halliburton's own managers stayed in five star hotels in Kuwait. 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