capitainship

Middle English

Alternative forms

capteynship, capteigneship, capitaineshippe, capteynshyppe

Etymology

From capitain +‎ -schipe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kap(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)ʃip(ə)/, /kaːp(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)ʃip(ə)/, /ˈkap(ə)tinʃip(ə)/

Noun

capitainship

(rare) The position of a military commander or adminstrator.

Descendants

English: captainship

References

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

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