capitanan.

Brit.

/kapᵻˈtɑːnə/, U.S.

/ˌkæpəˈtɑnə/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Italian capitana; Spanish capitana.

Etymology: Partly < Italian capitana flagship (15th cent.; earlier in sense ‘female leader’ (13th cent. as capetana , with reference e.g. to Venus and the Virgin Mary), feminine form corresponding to capitano captain n.), and partly < the similarly formed Spanish capitana flagship (second half of the 15th cent.; compare also nao capitana , barca capitana , recorded at a similar date); earlier in sense ‘female leader’ (first half of the 15th cent.)). Compare Portuguese capitânia flagship (15th cent.). Compare earlier admiral n. 3.

Chiefly in Italian and Spanish contexts: the ship of an admiral or commander; the flagship of a fleet or armada.

ΘΚΠ

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

admiral galley1579

capitana1596

captainess1600

capitan galley1755

1596 tr. B. Delgadillo de Avellaneda Let. in Libell Spanish Lies 12 I have sailed two Monethes and a halfe in the Shippe called the Capitana [Sp. la capitana].

1597 E. Hoby tr. B. de Mendoza Theorique & Practise Warre 156 All mariners are of opinion that fighting with round ships, the best forme of battaile is to make one Fronte, putting the Capitana in the middest.

1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders ii. iv. 254 This ship was the Capitana or Admiral [It. la Capitana], and from this did all the other ships receive their orders.

1684 London Gaz. No. 1988/1 The Capitana of the Gallies of Naples..was in a great storm cast away.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 315 Algiers lost..their Capitana or Admiral.

1769 tr. P. de Charlevoix Hist. Paraguay I. i. 64 The capitana, or largest of his ships,..made a great deal of water.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. iv. 240 Orders were given..to take the direction of the capitana [1843 (N.Y. ed.) capitanía] or admiral's ship.

1890 S. Lane-Poole Barbary Corsairs xiv. 176 When the fleet saw the Christian ensign at the peak of the Turkish capitana they redoubled their efforts.

1921 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 4 614 The Spaniards came near to losing the capitana as well: certainly that galleon too was hard-pressed and went aground.

1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Austral.) 30 July 4/6 The lead ship of every armada was called the capitana.

2003 East Bay Express (Calif.) (Nexis) 16 July The three ships farthest from shore raised anchor and sailed out to sea, expecting the capitana to follow.

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

单词	capitana
释义	capitanan. Brit. /kapᵻˈtɑːnə/, U.S. /ˌkæpəˈtɑnə/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Italian. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Italian capitana; Spanish capitana. Etymology: Partly < Italian capitana flagship (15th cent.; earlier in sense ‘female leader’ (13th cent. as capetana , with reference e.g. to Venus and the Virgin Mary), feminine form corresponding to capitano captain n.), and partly < the similarly formed Spanish capitana flagship (second half of the 15th cent.; compare also nao capitana , barca capitana , recorded at a similar date); earlier in sense ‘female leader’ (first half of the 15th cent.)). Compare Portuguese capitânia flagship (15th cent.). Compare earlier admiral n. 3. Chiefly in Italian and Spanish contexts: the ship of an admiral or commander; the flagship of a fleet or armada. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > flagship > of fleet of admiral galley1579 capitana1596 captainess1600 capitan galley1755 1596 tr. B. Delgadillo de Avellaneda Let. in Libell Spanish Lies 12 I have sailed two Monethes and a halfe in the Shippe called the Capitana [Sp. la capitana]. 1597 E. Hoby tr. B. de Mendoza Theorique & Practise Warre 156 All mariners are of opinion that fighting with round ships, the best forme of battaile is to make one Fronte, putting the Capitana in the middest. 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders ii. iv. 254 This ship was the Capitana or Admiral [It. la Capitana], and from this did all the other ships receive their orders. 1684 London Gaz. No. 1988/1 The Capitana of the Gallies of Naples..was in a great storm cast away. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 315 Algiers lost..their Capitana or Admiral. 1769 tr. P. de Charlevoix Hist. Paraguay I. i. 64 The capitana, or largest of his ships,..made a great deal of water. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. iv. 240 Orders were given..to take the direction of the capitana [1843 (N.Y. ed.) capitanía] or admiral's ship. 1890 S. Lane-Poole Barbary Corsairs xiv. 176 When the fleet saw the Christian ensign at the peak of the Turkish capitana they redoubled their efforts. 1921 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 4 614 The Spaniards came near to losing the capitana as well: certainly that galleon too was hard-pressed and went aground. 1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Austral.) 30 July 4/6 The lead ship of every armada was called the capitana. 2003 East Bay Express (Calif.) (Nexis) 16 July The three ships farthest from shore raised anchor and sailed out to sea, expecting the capitana to follow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1596
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