first-rate

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.
2. 2
   Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.
3. 3
   Alternative spelling of first-rate.

Noun

1. 1
   A first-rate ship of the line.
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of first-rate.