CAPTAINCY
captainship, captaincy
(noun) the post of captain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
captaincy (countable and uncountable, plural captaincies)
The rank or status of a captain.
The jurisdiction of a captain.
(historical) An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"tain*cy, n.; pl. Captaincies (.
Definition: The rank, post, or commission of a captain. Washington. Captaincy general, the office, power, teritory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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