captaincy
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The rank or status of a captain.
- (countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a captain.
- (countable, historical, uncountable) An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.
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Etymology
From captain + -cy. Piecewise doublet of chieftaincy.
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