MATROSS

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MATROSS , the name (now obsolete) for a soldier of

artillery

ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

, who ranked next below a

gunner

GUNNER, or
MASTER
- MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)
GUNNER

. The

duty

DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

of a matross was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns. They were provided with firelocks, and marched with the

store

STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire,
Late
- LATE
Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions,
supply
- SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)
, from the
late
- LATE
use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

-wagons, acting as

guards

GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

. In the

American

AMERICAN

army

ARMY
ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

a matross ranked as a private of

artillery

ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

. The word is probably derived from Fr. matelot, a sailor.

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