† captainryn.
Obsolete.
The office of captain, captaincy; a district under a captain.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a captain
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c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. vii. xiv. f. 90 The kyng of Pichtis..promittit..to geif ye capitanry of Camelon to him.
c1565 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1728) 51 Under the Captainry and Government of James Hamilton.
1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 120/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II Fearing that their capteinries should be taken awaie.
1762 P. Murdoch tr. A. F. Büsching New Syst. Geogr. III. 740 The capitanery of Luggarus.
1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 749 The 16 captainries, into which this country is divided.
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