Ye knew me once no mate For you; there sitting where you durst not
soar.
Milton.
4. (Naut.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below the
captain. If there are more than one bearing the title, they are called,
respectively, first mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a
subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.
Mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mated; p. pr. & vb. n. Mating.] 1. To match;
to marry.
If she be mated with an equal husband.
Shak.