captaincy

[ kap-tuhn-see ]

/ ˈkæp tən si /

noun, plural cap·tain·cies for 2.

the office or rank of a captain.

a district or area administered by a captain.

the ability of a captain; captainship.

Origin of captaincy

First recorded in 1810–20; captain + -cy

OTHER WORDS FROM captaincy

sub·cap·tain·cy, noun, plural sub·cap·tain·cies.

Words nearby captaincy

capsulorrhaphy, capsulotomy, capt., captain, Captain Cooker, captaincy, Captain Jack, captain of industry, captain's bed, captain's biscuit, captain's chair

Example sentences from the Web for captaincy

Yes, your dream points to a captaincy, and I have the order to realize this dream.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)|Alexandre Dumas pre
He revealed the unholy ideals of all that band of scoundrels—ideals that he said should find fruition under his captaincy.
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
The captaincy he had tried so hard to gain had ended in pitiable failure.
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
Joo de Barros, the historian, obtained the captaincy of Maranho.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

This department was controlled by a few designing and capable individuals under the captaincy of James McManes.
The Boss and the Machine|Samuel P. Orth

单词	captaincy
释义	captaincy [ kap-tuhn-see ] / ˈkæp tən si / noun, plural cap·tain·cies for 2. the office or rank of a captain. a district or area administered by a captain. the ability of a captain; captainship. Origin of captaincy First recorded in 1810–20; captain + -cy OTHER WORDS FROM captaincy sub·cap·tain·cy, noun, plural sub·cap·tain·cies. Words nearby captaincy capsulorrhaphy, capsulotomy, capt., captain, Captain Cooker, captaincy, Captain Jack, captain of industry, captain's bed, captain's biscuit, captain's chair Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for captaincy Yes, your dream points to a captaincy, and I have the order to realize this dream. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2)\|Alexandre Dumas pre He revealed the unholy ideals of all that band of scoundrels—ideals that he said should find fruition under his captaincy. Romance\|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer The captaincy he had tried so hard to gain had ended in pitiable failure. The Loom of Youth\|Alec Waugh Joo de Barros, the historian, obtained the captaincy of Maranho. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4\|Various This department was controlled by a few designing and capable individuals under the captaincy of James McManes. The Boss and the Machine\|Samuel P. Orth
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