The state or condition of being a burgess; citizenship.

(nautical) Rigged like a ship, with three masts, each with square sails.

(historical) A tax applied to coastal towns for their defence in wartime.

A stationary ship for recruits for the navy.

(nautical, historical) A galleon, especially a Spanish one, carrying a cargo of precious metals and other treasure.

plural of ship-pound

(historical) A unit of weight once used in the Baltic ports.

(nautical, literally) To leave or forsake a ship due to its impending doom. / (by extension) To leave a person or organization when things become difficult.

The position of a headmistress. / The tenure of a headmistress.

(of a missile) fired from ship at a target on the ground