capitann.

Brit.

/ˌkapᵻˈtɑːn/,

/ˌkapᵻˈtan/, U.S.

/ˌkæpəˈtɑn/

Inflections: Plural capitanes, capitans.

Forms: 1700s capidan, 1600s– capitan, 1800s capitane.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish capitán.

Etymology: < Spanish capitán captain n. Compare earlier captain n. and capitano n. Compare also earlier Capitan Pasha n.In quot. 1783 apparently short for Capitan Pasha n. In plural form capitanes after the Spanish plural form.

Chiefly historical.

Chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts: a captain, a naval commander. Also used as a title. Cf. Capitan Pasha n.In quot. 1783: = Capitan Pasha n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > flag officer > admiral > Byzantine or Turkish

drungar of the fleet1619

capitan1783

1697 P. A. Motteux et al. Novelty 47 But, Sir; there's a Spanish Capitan, who has been seeking Mischief and the Devil in Savoy, Catalonia and Flanders.

1783 London Mag. Nov. 417/1 The capitan had a remarkable fine horse, which he refused to give to the Bey, who had taken a fancy to the animal.

a1811 J. Leyden tr. Malay Ann. (1821) 325 When the monsoon arrived, the capitan returned to Goa, and reported to the vizier the greatness of Malaca, and its great population.

1883 Cent. Mag. Aug. 527/1 Margarita's husband, the ‘capitan’, riding off with us to see us safe on our way.

1911 Out West May 387/1 At a word from the capitan his men dismounted and led their horses across.

1990 L. de Bernières War Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts i. 2 The Capitan was thirty-five, with a wife and five children who lived in some style in Santa Maria.

2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 21 Apr. c1/2 A small woman dressed like a capitan in a hat and military jacket.

Compounds

† capitan galley n. Obsolete = capitana n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > flagship > of fleet of

admiral galley1579

capitana1596

captainess1600

capitan galley1755

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. iv. xii. 299 I rowed in the capitan galley [Sp. en la capitana] of the three lanthorns, at Navarino.

1858 W. Porter Hist. Knights Malta viii. 210 He named the officer whom he wished to serve under him as commander of the capitane galley, or flagship.

1861 T. H. Dyer Hist. Mod. Europe iii. ii. 63 During the tumult a revolt had broken out among the slaves in the capitan galley.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	capitan
释义	capitann. Brit. /ˌkapᵻˈtɑːn/, /ˌkapᵻˈtan/, U.S. /ˌkæpəˈtɑn/ Inflections: Plural capitanes, capitans. Forms: 1700s capidan, 1600s– capitan, 1800s capitane. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish capitán. Etymology: < Spanish capitán captain n. Compare earlier captain n. and capitano n. Compare also earlier Capitan Pasha n.In quot. 1783 apparently short for Capitan Pasha n. In plural form capitanes after the Spanish plural form. Chiefly historical. Chiefly in Spanish-speaking contexts: a captain, a naval commander. Also used as a title. Cf. Capitan Pasha n.In quot. 1783: = Capitan Pasha n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > flag officer > admiral > Byzantine or Turkish drungar of the fleet1619 capitan1783 1697 P. A. Motteux et al. Novelty 47 But, Sir; there's a Spanish Capitan, who has been seeking Mischief and the Devil in Savoy, Catalonia and Flanders. 1783 London Mag. Nov. 417/1 The capitan had a remarkable fine horse, which he refused to give to the Bey, who had taken a fancy to the animal. a1811 J. Leyden tr. Malay Ann. (1821) 325 When the monsoon arrived, the capitan returned to Goa, and reported to the vizier the greatness of Malaca, and its great population. 1883 Cent. Mag. Aug. 527/1 Margarita's husband, the ‘capitan’, riding off with us to see us safe on our way. 1911 Out West May 387/1 At a word from the capitan his men dismounted and led their horses across. 1990 L. de Bernières War Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts i. 2 The Capitan was thirty-five, with a wife and five children who lived in some style in Santa Maria. 2009 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 21 Apr. c1/2 A small woman dressed like a capitan in a hat and military jacket. Compounds † capitan galley n. Obsolete = capitana n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > flagship > of fleet of admiral galley1579 capitana1596 captainess1600 capitan galley1755 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. iv. xii. 299 I rowed in the capitan galley [Sp. en la capitana] of the three lanthorns, at Navarino. 1858 W. Porter Hist. Knights Malta viii. 210 He named the officer whom he wished to serve under him as commander of the capitane galley, or flagship. 1861 T. H. Dyer Hist. Mod. Europe iii. ii. 63 During the tumult a revolt had broken out among the slaves in the capitan galley. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1697
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