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captainship

[ kap-tuhn-ship ]
/ ˈkæp tənˌʃɪp /
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noun
captaincy.
the ability or skill of a military captain; leadership or generalship.
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Origin of captainship

1400–50; late Middle English. See captain, -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM captainship

sub·cap·tain·ship, noun

Words nearby captainship

captain of industry, captain's bed, captain's biscuit, captain's chair, Captains Courageous, captainship, captain's mast, captains of industry, captan, CAPTCHA, caption
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Words related to captainship

captaincy, care, coaching, direction, encouragement, guardianship, guidance, initiative, lead, navigation, overseeing, pilotage, piloting, shepherding, steering, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, supervision, tutelage

How to use captainship in a sentence

  • My captainship of cavalry was now no longer thought of: I was destined to political employment.

    The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck|Baron Trenck

  • When the war lasted, I fared well enough, as long as I kept the captainship my friend had got me ere the woman played me false.

    Captain Ravenshaw|Robert Neilson Stephens

  • There he was offered a captainship, if he would stay and fight a little.

    A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming

  • Due to Muriels absence, Marjorie had been asked to assume temporary captainship.

    Marjorie Dean, High School Junior|Pauline Lester
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