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Captainship

Captainship \Cap"tain*ship\, n.

  1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander. ``To take the captainship.''
    --Shak.

  2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.

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captainship

n. captaincy

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captainship

n. the post of captain [syn: captaincy]

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And the passing of captainship had not been caused by a deliberate effort on Wolff’s part.