Nā'vārch, n.

noun

(nā'värk), n. [Lat. navarchus, Gr. ναύαρχος, from ναῦς, ship, and ἀρχός, leader, chief, from ἄρχειν, to be first, command; Fr. navarque.] (Gr. Antiq.) The commander of a fleet. Mitford.