captaincy

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The rank or status of a captain.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a captain.
  3. (countable, historical, uncountable) An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.

Translations

capitania

πλοιαρχία

الرئاسة

Kapitänsamt

αρχηγία

Etymology

From captain + -cy. Piecewise doublet of chieftaincy.

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