Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
- n. In archery, a rank or prize usually awarded to the archer who makes the most hits in a shooting-match, without regard to his score, or who first hits the innermost circle or the gold.
Wiktionary
- n. The rank or status of a captain.
- n. The jurisdiction of a captain.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the post of captain
Examples
“The commercial value of the captaincy is a delicate issue for the Ryder Cup since the European Tour sells its own sponsorships around the event to companies that pay substantial sums for category exclusivity, and these rights are strictly policed.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Rich Life of a Ryder Cup Captain
“The subsequent demotion of Terry, following reports about his private life, emphasised that the captaincy is a high office to be treated seriously.”
The Guardian: Returning Rio Ferdinand ready to answer England captaincy question
“However, the growth of the competition and the raised profile that accompanies the role means the captaincy is now thought to be worth at least £ 1 million in commercial spin-offs.”
The Wall Street Journal: The Rich Life of a Ryder Cup Captain
“The question of the captaincy is engraved on English brains.”
The Guardian: Returning Rio Ferdinand ready to answer England captaincy question
“JETER'S IN A CATEGORY WITH Mattingly, the captain who preceded him, though with a nearly eight-year gap because the captaincy is earned rather than handed down.”
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“Clarke's back trouble questions whether Cricket Australia really can regard him as a long-term captaincy replacement to Ricky Ponting.”
The Guardian: The Ashes 2010: Usman Khawaja called up as cover for Michael Clarke
“In his first game since inheriting the captaincy from the injured Hatcher, Modano responded with two goals, two assists, five shots, two blocked shots and a plus-1.”
“For the record, they mustered 252 all out in pursuit of 324 as Saeed Ajmal (four for 67) and Umar Gul (four for 61) sentenced them to their first series whitewash since the Ashes of 2006/07 which curtailed Andrew Flintoff's long-term captaincy ambitions and hastened the end of Duncan Fletcher's coaching tenure.”
“Arsene Wenger today refused to countenance a longer-term captaincy appointment with Fabregas still on the books, Van Persie seems the most likely suitor.”
“An error-free tour of Bangladesh will boost Alastair Cook's long-term captaincy claims, according to”
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