capitainerie

French

Etymology

From Middle French capitainerie; equivalent to capitaine +‎ -erie.

Noun

capitainerie f (plural capitaineries)

port authority
(obsolete) captaincy

Further reading

“capitainerie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Alternative forms

captainrie

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capitainerie; equivalent to capitain +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kap(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)riː(ə)/, /kaːp(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈkap(ə)tin(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

capitainerie (plural capitaineries)

(rare) The position of a military adminstrator of a fort or settlement.

Descendants

English: captainry

References

“capitainerīe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.

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