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captaincy|ˈkæptɪnsɪ|
[f. captain n. + -cy (cf. aldermancy); after infancy, lieutenancy, etc., in which the suffix, really -y, is apparently -cy.]
1. The post or position of captain.
1818Scott Hrt. Midl. xvi, The captaincy of the Tolbooth. 1840Carlyle Heroes (1858) 275 Enlisted, under Heaven's captaincy. 1884Cyclist 13 Feb. 242/1 Mr. G...after seven years of captaincy duties, retires from the post.
2. a. The action or control of a captain; generalship.
1850Carlyle Latter-d. Pamph. i. 43 To bring these hordes of outcast captainless soldiers under due captaincy. 1864Wendell Phillips in Boston (Mass.) Commonw. 27 May, We have had neither statesmanship in the White house nor captaincy in the head quarters of the army.
b. spec. in Cricket.
1853Bell's Life 22 May 6/2 The England side was under the captaincy of Mr. Nicholson. 1873Baily's Mag. Aug. 44 The good captaincy added quite a new attraction.
3. The district under the rule of a captain (e.g. in Brazil). [= Sp. capitanía.]
1821Southey Lett. (1856) III. 255 Disputes and divisions between the great captaincies will be the next step.
4. captaincy-general = captain-generalcy.
1846Worcester (citing Murray). 1876Gentl. Mag. XVI. 433 We want..changes of supreme importance:—Abolition of the Captaincies-General, [etc.]. |