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captainship

captainship

1 6.2
The time a person leads a team or ship
  • noun
  • /ˈkæptɪnʃɪp/
translation icon : capitanía
  • After years of hard work, he finally earned his captainship in the sailing club.

Examples

  • The crew respected her authority and looked up to her captainship during the long voyage.

  • The itch of his affection should not then have Nick'd his captainship; at such a point, when half to half the world oppos'd, he being the sole question.

    Antony and Cleopatra (1972)

  • His captainship was marked by exceptional leadership and teamwork on the field.

Synonyms

helm
vscaptainship
61 6.7

Control of a group or organization by its leader

is specific to holding command of a team or ship rather than general leadership
captaincy
vscaptainship
2 4.6

A position for the leader of a team or ship

means the same but appears as a less common alternative noun form

Surface Forms

captainship singular
captainships plural

Morphology

captainship = captain (transparent) = captain + ship

Formed by the noun 'captain' plus the productive suffix '-ship' denoting office, rank, or tenure, so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Captainship comes from captain and the ending -ship; captain originally meant 'head' or leader and -ship means 'state' or 'role'. So, captainship is the state or role of being the head or leader of a team or ship.