definitions

captainship

[ kap-tuh n-ship ]
/ ˈkæp tənˌʃɪp /
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noun

captaincy.
the ability or skill of a military captain; leadership or generalship.

Nearby words

captain's chair, captain's mast, captaincy, captains courageous, captains of industry, captainship, captan, captcha, caption, captious, captivate

Origin of captainship

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

Related forms

sub·cap·tain·ship, noun
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Examples from the Web for captainship

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

    A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming

  • 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

  • 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