dunsel

Etymology
Possible coinage as a variation of as   with the suffix indicating singulative or diminutive. Earliest so-far documented use was in a Star Trek episode, "". May not be a real word but merely an invention by a Star Trek writer.

Noun

 * 1)  Something (especially part of a vessel) that is useless, or superfluous or unnecessary.
 * 2)  A captain of a vessel who has little or no authority.
 * 1)  A captain of a vessel who has little or no authority.
 * 1)  A captain of a vessel who has little or no authority.
 * 1)  A captain of a vessel who has little or no authority.