captainship

[ kap-tuh n-ship ]
/ ˈkæp tənˌʃɪp /

noun

captaincy.
the ability or skill of a military captain; leadership or generalship.

Origin of captainship

1400–50; late Middle English. See captain, -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM captainship

sub·cap·tain·ship, noun

Words nearby captainship

captain's chair, captain's mast, captaincy, captains courageous, captains of industry, captainship, captan, captcha, caption, captious, captivate

Example sentences from the Web for captainship

  • There he was offered a captainship, if he would stay and fight a little.

    A Changed Heart |May Agnes Fleming

  • When the war lasted, I fared well enough, as long as I kept the captainship my friend had got me ere the woman played me false.

    Captain Ravenshaw |Robert Neilson Stephens

  • My captainship of cavalry was now no longer thought of: I was destined to political employment.

    The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck |Baron Trenck