captaincy
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈkæptənsi/
:
capitanía
- Go get your captaincy.
- stripped of his captaincy
- resigning the captaincy
And so I think, you know, for me that that was a big, that's been a big thing for for me and my captaincy.
- And so I think, you know, for me that that was a big, that's been a big thing for for me and my captaincy.
- But if your captaincy is are you going to captain Harland?
Examples
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After much consideration, she finally accepted the captaincy of the football team.
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Can someone make a case as to why McGinley should even be in the conversation for a captaincy?
Blog text (8) -
If I gave you the captaincy, would you hire him back?
Fiction book (1999) -
Two hundred pounds and a captaincy for you if you find her for me.
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This is my first captaincy.
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I will be ready to take over the captaincy after my father's death.
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I'm taking over the captaincy.
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Arshavin was glad to hold on to his captaincy and promised to work hard not to let the coach down.
Blog text (13) -
l want to offer you a captaincy in the state militia of Missouri.
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I thought of resigning the captaincy, but resignation was virtually impossible.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
429
3.4
Position of being in charge of a group or organization
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6.2
The time a person leads a team or ship
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word captaincy comes from captain, which comes from the old Latin word caput meaning 'head'. So a captain is the 'head' of a ship or team, and captaincy is the job or rank of being that head.