(obsolete, UK, US) A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted", in the seniority list of the navy.

(countable) A surname.

(with the definite article, southern Africa) Ellipsis of Cape of Good Hope.

An act of murder of a particular quality. / (law) The crime of murder of a particular quality.

Any of various species of fish in the genus Merluccius, especially Merluccius capensis, shallow-water Cape hake and Merluccius paradoxus, deep-water Cape hake.

(chiefly journalism) A short critique, ranging anywhere from a single sentence to a few hundred words in length, of an artistic work.

(finance) Financial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes. / (idiomatic) Good reputation, credibility, or influence.

(anatomy) A membrane that envelopes the liver

A rank in the RAF, between that of wing commander and air commodore, equivalent to an army colonel

A closed sac of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial joints.