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单词 captaincy
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Definition of captaincy in English:

captaincy

nounPlural captaincies ˈkaptənsiˈkæptənsi
  • The position or period of command over a team, ship, or aircraft.

    she gracefully declined the captaincy
    he still had time to enjoy his brief captaincy of the team
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He nominated men for naval captaincies, often with comments on their godly qualities.
    • During the first half of the 16th century, 12 captaincies were established.
    • Having the honor of captaincy for the first time in 45 years will be a powerful motivation.
    • He secured a peacetime captaincy in the standing army.
    • The center-forward has been nominated to take over the captaincy in the injured skipper's absence.
    • If I do stay, it won't be for the captaincy.
    • At 21, he had become a chemist and bookseller in New Haven, and a few years later success in foreign trade earned him a captaincy in the militia.
    • It was Long who procured for him the captaincy of the new fortress at Portsmouth in 1546.
    • He's signed a three-year deal to finally settle his future at the club after a turbulent year which saw him stripped of the captaincy.
    • He was appointed commissary-general in May 1661, given the captaincy of a troop in November, and made colonel of a horse regiment in April 1667.
 
 

Definition of captaincy in US English:

captaincy

nounˈkæptənsiˈkaptənsē
  • The position or period of command over a team, ship, or aircraft.

    she gracefully declined the captaincy
    he still had time to enjoy his brief captaincy of the team
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If I do stay, it won't be for the captaincy.
    • At 21, he had become a chemist and bookseller in New Haven, and a few years later success in foreign trade earned him a captaincy in the militia.
    • He was appointed commissary-general in May 1661, given the captaincy of a troop in November, and made colonel of a horse regiment in April 1667.
    • He nominated men for naval captaincies, often with comments on their godly qualities.
    • Having the honor of captaincy for the first time in 45 years will be a powerful motivation.
    • During the first half of the 16th century, 12 captaincies were established.
    • The center-forward has been nominated to take over the captaincy in the injured skipper's absence.
    • It was Long who procured for him the captaincy of the new fortress at Portsmouth in 1546.
    • He's signed a three-year deal to finally settle his future at the club after a turbulent year which saw him stripped of the captaincy.
    • He secured a peacetime captaincy in the standing army.
 
 
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