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captainship

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cap⋅tain⋅ship

[kap-tuhn-ship]
–noun
1. captaincy.
2. the ability or skill of a military captain; leadership or generalship.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME. See captain, -ship
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cap·tain   (kāp'tən)   
n.  
  1. Abbr. Capt. One who commands, leads, or guides others, especially:

    1. The officer in command of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft.

    2. A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.

    3. The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.

    4. Abbr. CPT or Capt or CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.

    5. Abbr. CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below commodore.

    6. One who holds the rank of captain.

    7. A district official for a political party.

    8. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.

    9. A bell captain.

    1. Abbr. CPT or Capt or CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.

    2. Abbr. CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below commodore.

    3. One who holds the rank of captain.

    4. A district official for a political party.

    5. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.

    6. A bell captain.

  2. A figure in the forefront; a leader: a captain of industry.

  3. One who supervises or directs the work of others, especially:

    1. A district official for a political party.

    2. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.

    3. A bell captain.

tr.v.   cap·tained, cap·tain·ing, cap·tains
To act as captain of; command or direct: captained the football team.

[Middle English capitain, from Old French, from Late Latin capitāneus, chief, from Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
cap'tain·cy, cap'tain·ship' n.
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