captainry
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English capitainerie, from Middle French capitainerie; compare French capitainerie.
Noun
[edit]captainry (plural captainries)
- (obsolete or historical) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
References
[edit]- “captainry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.