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Quartermaster is a military or naval term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service. In land armies, a quartermaster is generally a relatively senior soldier who supervises stores and distributes supplies and provisions. In many navies, quartermaster is a non-commissioned officer (petty officer) rank. In some navies, it is not a rank but a role related to navigation. The term appears to derive from the title of a German royal official, the ''Quartiermeister''. This term meant "master of quarters" (where "quarters" means lodging/accommodation). The term was then adopted by some European armies and navies. The first use in English was as a naval term, entering English via the equivalent French and Dutch naval titles ''quartier-maître'' and ''kwartier-meester'' in the fifteenth century. The term began to refer to army officers in English around 1600. ==Land armies== For land armies, the term was first coined in Germany as ''Quartiermeister'' and initially denoted a court official with the duty of preparing the monarch's sleeping quarters. In the 17th century, it started to be used in various militaries in the sense of organizing supplies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quartermaster」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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