Detailed Instructions: Given a text passage, come up with an appropriate title for it. The title should accurately represent what the main focus of the passage is. The title of a passage may be present in the first few sentences of the passage and/or be referred to multiple times in the passage. The title should be 1-5 words long.
Problem:The modern petty officer dates back to the Age of Sail . Petty officers rank between naval officers ( both commissioned and warrant ) and most enlisted sailors . These were men with some claim to officer rank , sufficient to distinguish them from ordinary ratings , without raising them so high as the sea officers . Several were warrant officers , in the literal sense of being appointed by warrant , and like the warrant sea officers , their superiors , they were usually among the specialists of the ship 's company . The Oxford English Dictionary suggests that the title derives from the Anglo - Norman and Middle French '' petit '' , meaning '' of small size , small , little '' .
Solution:
Petty officer