capitao morn.

Brit.

/ˌkapᵻtaʊ ˈmɔː/, U.S.

/ˌkæpəˌtaʊ ˈmɔr/

Inflections: Plural capitaes mor, capitao mors, capitaos mor.

Forms: 1800s– capitão mor, 1800s– capitao mor, 1800s– capitão mór.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese capitão mor.

Etymology: < Portuguese capitão mor (1701 or earlier) < capitão captain n. + mor (13th cent.; variant of maior major adj.). Compare later capitao n.In plural form capitaes mor after the Portuguese plural form capitães mor. Not fully naturalized in English.

Now historical.

In Portuguese colonies: (the title of) a nobleman acting as a representative of the Portuguese government and governing a captaincy (see captaincy n. 3).

ΚΠ

1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) V. 530 I expect that the Capitãos Mor will be prepared with their several companies of Ordenanza to do the enemy all the mischief in their power.

1898 L. Decle Three Years in Savage Afr. xi. 247 When the accused was questioned he declared that he..had made off because the Capitao Mor wanted to kill him.

1906 R. C. F. Maugham Portuguese E. Afr. ii. 24 This government..removed from the hands of the capitaes-mor much of the power they formerly possessed.

1960 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 50 13/1 When Betendorf returned to the Tapajós he brought with him Alferes João Corrêa, son of the Capitão-Mór of Ceará.

1992 H. H. K. Bhila in B. A. Ogot Afr. from 16th to 18th Cent. (2000) xxii. 679 In Manyika..feira trade was controlled personally by both the kings who with their councillors occasionally visited the capitão-mor and the prince or princess of the feira area.

2002 L. A. Benton Law & Colonial Cultures iii. 115 Any appeals were to be handled by the capitão-mor, who thus had the same judicial powers as captains of the fortified trading posts of the African coast.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	capitao mor
释义	capitao morn. Brit. /ˌkapᵻtaʊ ˈmɔː/, U.S. /ˌkæpəˌtaʊ ˈmɔr/ Inflections: Plural capitaes mor, capitao mors, capitaos mor. Forms: 1800s– capitão mor, 1800s– capitao mor, 1800s– capitão mór. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese capitão mor. Etymology: < Portuguese capitão mor (1701 or earlier) < capitão captain n. + mor (13th cent.; variant of maior major adj.). Compare later capitao n.In plural form capitaes mor after the Portuguese plural form capitães mor. Not fully naturalized in English. Now historical. In Portuguese colonies: (the title of) a nobleman acting as a representative of the Portuguese government and governing a captaincy (see captaincy n. 3). ΚΠ 1810 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) V. 530 I expect that the Capitãos Mor will be prepared with their several companies of Ordenanza to do the enemy all the mischief in their power. 1898 L. Decle Three Years in Savage Afr. xi. 247 When the accused was questioned he declared that he..had made off because the Capitao Mor wanted to kill him. 1906 R. C. F. Maugham Portuguese E. Afr. ii. 24 This government..removed from the hands of the capitaes-mor much of the power they formerly possessed. 1960 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 50 13/1 When Betendorf returned to the Tapajós he brought with him Alferes João Corrêa, son of the Capitão-Mór of Ceará. 1992 H. H. K. Bhila in B. A. Ogot Afr. from 16th to 18th Cent. (2000) xxii. 679 In Manyika..feira trade was controlled personally by both the kings who with their councillors occasionally visited the capitão-mor and the prince or princess of the feira area. 2002 L. A. Benton Law & Colonial Cultures iii. 115 Any appeals were to be handled by the capitão-mor, who thus had the same judicial powers as captains of the fortified trading posts of the African coast. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1810
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