Captainship

2 definitions found

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

  Captainship \Cap"tain*ship\, n.
     1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or
        chief commander. "To take the captainship." --Shak.
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     2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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