captainess

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noun

female captain

“the captainesses of industry”

OriginMiddle English captensse →
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Meanings

nouncaptainess (plural captainesses)

plural captainesses

  1. rarefemale captain

    the captainesses of industry

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcaptensse
  2. Englishcaptainess

From Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chieftainess.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 女队长
  • 女队长 (nǔduìzhǎng)female captain
German Kapitänin, Hauptmännin
  • Kapitäninfemale captain
  • Hauptmänninfemale captain
  • Hauptfraufemale captain
Swedish kaptenska
  • kaptenskafemale captain
Cite this entry
APA

captainess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainess

MLA

“captainess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captainess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainess.

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