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Definition of Captaincy
1. Noun. The post of captain.
Generic synonyms: Berth, Billet, Office, Place, Position, Post, Situation, Spot
Derivative terms: Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain, Captain
Definition of Captaincy
1. n. The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
Definition of Captaincy
1. Noun. The rank or status of a captain. ¹
2. Noun. The jurisdiction of a captain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Captaincy
1. [n -CIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Captaincy
Literary usage of Captaincy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes on Mexico Made in the Autumn of 1822: Accompanied by an Historical by Joel Roberts Poinsett (1824)
"Under the former government, this kingdom was a captaincy General independent of
Mexico:—some of the provinces at the commencement of the revolution united ..."
2. A Voyage to the Eastern Part of Terra Firma: Containing a Description of the by François Joseph Pons, Washington Irving, Samuel Latham Mitchill (1806)
"... and municipal ditt'e.? collected in the ports of the captaincy general of ...
minor ports within the jurisdiction, or out of the captaincy general of ..."
3. History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1905)
"On the captaincy of other hand, it was natural enough that he should the Guard.
, . . b , wish to see a post of such importance about his own person in the ..."
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