martinet

A rigid military disciplinarian.

One who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules.

In ornithology, same as martin, 1.

Nautical, the name formerly given to a small line fastened to the leech of a sail to bring it close to the yard when the sail is furled. Also martnet.

Some kind of water-mill. Cath. Anglicum, p. 229.—2. A military engine of the middle ages.

A rigid disciplinarian, especially in the army or navy; a stickler for routine or regularity in small details.

In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.

The martin.

A martin; a swift

A strict disciplinarian