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Added 9 October 2026

first-rate

adjective

In Latin: prīmārius Wiktionary

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Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.
Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.

noun

A first-rate ship of the line.

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