Captaincy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Captaincy \Cap"tain*cy\, n.; pl. {Captaincies}.
     The rank, post, or commission of a captain. --Washington.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Captaincy general}, the office, power, territory, or
        jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy


        general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  captaincy
       n : the post of captain [syn: {captainship}]