Definition of "shiplord"

“And what would you have us do then, shiplord?” Nish na'am spoke bitterly.

2000, Esther Friesner, To Storm Heaven

The position of shiplord came with pay.

2002, Harry Turtledove, Colonization: Aftershocks - Page 427

Since it seemed to lead in the right direction and its banks were virtually uninhabited, the shiplord declared it good fortune and chose to press on.

2003, Dave Duncan, Paragon Lost: A Chronicle of the King's Blades - Page 373