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captaincy

noun

Meaning

  1. The rank or status of a captain.
  2. The jurisdiction of a captain.
  3. An administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

subcaptaincy(English)captayneship(English)commandantship(English)captainry(English)captayne(English)captaine(English)cap'n(English)capitaine(English)guatemala(English)captained(English)odi(English)bahia(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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