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MATE. The second officer on board of a merchant ship or vessel.
2. He has the right to sue in the admiralty as a common mariner for
wages. 1. Pet. Adm. Dee. 246.
3. When, on the death of the master, the mate assumes the command, he
succeeds to the rights and duties of the principal officer. 1 Sumn. 157; 3
Mason, 161; 4 Mason, 196; See 7 Conn. 239; 4 Mason, 641 4 Wash. C. C. 838.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.