Meanings
nouncaptainry (plural captainries)
plural captainries
- historicalobsoletePower or command over a district; chieftainship.
Origin
- Middle Frenchcapitainerie
- Middle Englishcapitainerie
- Englishcaptainry
From Middle English capitainerie, from Middle French capitainerie; compare French capitainerie. By surface analysis, captain + -ry. Piecewise doublet of chieftainry.
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APA
captainry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainry
MLA
“captainry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captainry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captainry.
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