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.