Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The office of captain, or of chief commander.
  • noun The command of a clan or government of a certain district; chieftainship.
  • noun Skill as a captain or leader: as, he displayed good captainship.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander.
  • noun Military skill.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Captaincy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the post of captain

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From captain +‎ -ship.

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Examples

  • Spock must resign his captainship and gladly accept his subordinate position for reasons that make no logical sense if you examine them for even one instant.

    kateelliott: Star Trek: Alas, Count Me Underwhelmed kateelliott 2009

  • Randi had exactly three years to secure her captainship, or you could just tell that Rosh Hashanah dinner 2013 was going to be very tense until we found out that our brood had given birth to five field hockey champions.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Noodle Kugel, High Holiday VIP 2010

  • Randi had exactly three years to secure her captainship, or you could just tell that Rosh Hashanah dinner 2013 was going to be very tense until we found out that our brood had given birth to five field hockey champions.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Noodle Kugel, High Holiday VIP 2010

  • Randi had exactly three years to secure her captainship, or you could just tell that Rosh Hashanah dinner 2013 was going to be very tense until we found out that our brood had given birth to five field hockey champions.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Noodle Kugel, High Holiday VIP 2010

  • Randi had exactly three years to secure her captainship, or you could just tell that Rosh Hashanah dinner 2013 was going to be very tense until we found out that our brood had given birth to five field hockey champions.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Noodle Kugel, High Holiday VIP 2010

  • Randi had exactly three years to secure her captainship, or you could just tell that Rosh Hashanah dinner 2013 was going to be very tense until we found out that our brood had given birth to five field hockey champions.

    Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Noodle Kugel, High Holiday VIP 2010

  • Arabs, especially Hazramís193, who recommended him to the King; and this King (who was a Kafir) trusted him and advanced him to the captainship of his body guard.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Modano, who relinquished his captainship to Brenden Morrow this season, scored from the left circle off a pass from Lindros at 1: 28 of the third period, and Eriksson tied it at 2 when he took Stu Barnes 'pass from behind the net at 1: 56 and flipped it past Theodore.

    USATODAY.com - Hockey - Dallas vs. Colorado 2006

  • By my faith, Captain, you should give up both your captainship and your secret service, for you are as easily scared as a wild goose.

    The Bride of Lammermoor 2008

  • Some great new players and the captainship of Catty lifting the team no end, thank heavens.

    RIP Fatboy, Blogger TV & stuff Rachel 2007

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