captaincy

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun captaincy has 1 sense

captaincy(n = noun.act) captainship - the post of captain; Array

is a kind of berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

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CIDE DICTIONARY

captaincy, n.

The rank, post, or commission of a captain. Washington. [1913 Webster]

Captaincy general, the office, power, territory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).

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