Shipmaster (Earth-5875)

A Shipmaster (feminine Shipmistress), is a title used by the Covenant and its splinter factions to designate the commanding officer of a ship. The size and nature of the ship are irrelevant to what it means to be a Shipmaster. The Covenant's species also use the term to describe human captains. Shipmasters are typically under the command of small fleets. The superior to a Shipmaster is a Fleetmaster.