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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The rank or status of a captain. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the post of captain wordnet
3. 3
   The jurisdiction of a captain. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. countable, historical, uncountable

   "He obtains a captaincy in the Catalonian army"

Synonyms

All synonyms

captainshipcapitaniacaptainship

Example

More examples

"Being given the captaincy was the greatest honour she'd ever been given."

Etymology

From captain + -cy. Piecewise doublet of chieftaincy.

Related phrases

donatary captaincy

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