Meaning of CAPTAINCY
| Pronunciation: | | 'kaptunsee
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] the post of captain |
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | captainship |
| |
| | See Also: | | berth, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Cap"tain*cy\, n.; pl. {Captaincies}.
The rank, post, or commission of a captain. --Washington.
{Captaincy general}, the office, power, territory, or
jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy
general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).
|
| |
|
|