Definition of "flag-captain" [flag-captain]

• Nautical, the chief of an admiral's staff; the commanding officer of a flag-ship: same as fleet captain (which see, under captain). (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But the expression in Fell's face showed that his flag-captain by no means looked on it in the same light."
• "His offer, however, as well as Admiral Napier's wish for his assistance, were both disregarded by the Admiralty, and his appointment as flag-captain refused."
• "In 1778 the duke's flag-captain became rear-admiral and went to the West Indies, while in conjunction with the army he took the island of Santa Lucia from the French, and repulsed the attempt of the Comte d'Estaing to retake it."