headmost
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They well knew that they were but an inferior and subordinate branch of the Glendinnings, bound in perpetual feudal fealty to its headmost representative.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
The brig, which was the headmost of the two vessels, was now nearly crossing our stern.
From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick
Our headmost ships denoted by signal that they consisted of fourteen sail of the line and eleven frigates.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
The headmost fired a shot at the schooner—to try the range, I suppose—but it fell short.
From The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela by Kingston, William Henry Giles
She was, before morning of the 23rd, the headmost ship of the fleet; and, before six o'clock, was the first which actually began the action with one of the enemy's largest ships.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
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