captainship

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noun

captaincy

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captaincy
OriginMiddle English capitainship →
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Meanings

nouncaptainship (plural captainships)

plural captainships

  1. captaincy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe post of captain

Similar
captaincy
Broader
positionpostberth
Also see
captaincy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcapitainship
  2. Englishcaptainship

From Middle English capitainship; equivalent to captain + -ship. Piecewise doublet of chieftainship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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