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captaincy

American  
[kap-tuhn-see] / ˈkæp tən si /

noun

  • captaincies
    plural
  1. the office or rank of a captain.

  2. a district or area administered by a captain.

  3. the ability of a captain; captainship.


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Origin of captaincy

First recorded in 1810–20; captain + -cy

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Stand-in skipper Salman Agha laughed he is "more than happy" to hand the captaincy back to Babar Azam for the second Test, which starts at Lord's on Thursday.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Root looks set to lead England into next year's Ashes after returning to the captaincy.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Well, consider what it must be like to give up the England captaincy, to admit you can no longer do a dream job.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

It's in the field where Root's captaincy may be under-rated.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

His eyes, not clouded with drink but clear of purpose, were fixed on the captaincy of this reeling ship.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Ashwin cited instances from the past where Indian cricket legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid played under each other's captaincies without any significant fan backlash.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2024

Antetokounmpo improved to 1-2 in his All-Star captaincies, and became the first captain to hoist a new trophy presented to the winners of the All-Star Game.

From Seattle Times Feb. 19, 2023

LeBron James now has the record for most All-Star captaincies: Two.

From Washington Times Feb. 15, 2019

That was the lesson we've learned from some of the past Ryder Cup captaincies.

From Golf Digest Jan. 11, 2018

They were followed by Juan de Merlo, Juan de Almara, and Carlos de Biezman of the Holy Brotherhood, with the men-at-arms of their captaincies.

From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Washington Irving

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