captainshipn.

Etymology: < captain n. + -ship suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcaptainship.

1. The office, position, authority or rank of a captain; commandership; leadership.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > position of

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c1465 Eng. Chron. (Camd. Soc.) 79 To dyscharge hym [Capteyn of Caleys] of the capteynshyppe.

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 33 §25 The Captainshippe of the Castell of Aberwstoyth.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 234 He was putte from the capitaineship of a compaignie of horsemen.

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 63 The Earle of Warwick was elected to the Captainship of Calice.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 223 The captainship of the Scotch Guards.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 150 A still more terrible host, called the Great Company..then under the captainship of Lando, a German.

2. The dignity or personality of a captain. humorous; cf. lordship n. 3b.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > personality of

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1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iii. sig. E2^v Is this the fittest place, Your Captaineship can find to puff in!

1612 G. Chapman Widdowes Teares v. sig. K4 Your Captainship commands my seruice no further.

c1817 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches VI. 154 I advise your lordship, your captainship, and your besiegership.

3. A district under the rule of a captain.[transl. Spanish & Portuguese capitania.]

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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a captain

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1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 258 The Portugueses enjoy..the Captainships of Para, etc.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. ii. ii. 173 He has been shot south of the line, in the captainship of Para.

4. Skill in performing the part of captain or leader, ‘skill in the military trade’ (Johnson).

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > captain > skill of

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. xiii. 8 The itch of his Affection should not then Haue nickt his Captain-ship .

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	captainship
释义	captainshipn. Etymology: < captain n. + -ship suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcaptainship. 1. The office, position, authority or rank of a captain; commandership; leadership. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > position of captainshipc1465 captainryc1540 troop1813 capitanate1818 captaincy1818 captainate1906 c1465 Eng. Chron. (Camd. Soc.) 79 To dyscharge hym [Capteyn of Caleys] of the capteynshyppe. 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 33 §25 The Captainshippe of the Castell of Aberwstoyth. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 234 He was putte from the capitaineship of a compaignie of horsemen. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. ii. 63 The Earle of Warwick was elected to the Captainship of Calice. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 223 The captainship of the Scotch Guards. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 150 A still more terrible host, called the Great Company..then under the captainship of Lando, a German. 2. The dignity or personality of a captain. humorous; cf. lordship n. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > personality of captainship1611 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iii. sig. E2^v Is this the fittest place, Your Captaineship can find to puff in! 1612 G. Chapman Widdowes Teares v. sig. K4 Your Captainship commands my seruice no further. c1817 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches VI. 154 I advise your lordship, your captainship, and your besiegership. 3. A district under the rule of a captain.[transl. Spanish & Portuguese capitania.] ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a captain captainryc1540 captainship1680 captaincy1819 1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 258 The Portugueses enjoy..the Captainships of Para, etc. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. ii. ii. 173 He has been shot south of the line, in the captainship of Para. 4. Skill in performing the part of captain or leader, ‘skill in the military trade’ (Johnson). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > captain > skill of captainshipa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iii. xiii. 8 The itch of his Affection should not then Haue nickt his Captain-ship . View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.c1465
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