captainship

[ kap-tuhn-ship ]

noun

1. captaincy.
2. the ability or skill of a military captain; leadership or generalship.

Other Words From

• sub·captain·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of captainship¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See captain, -ship

Example Sentences

And the seniors have enjoyed assuming captainships, even if it has meant they occasionally have to be the “bad guys.”

From Washington Post

“It’s a great privilege to share the captainship with her and there’s no one else I’d like to share that with.”

From Seattle Times

I can't really equate the Rex Ryan awarding of game captainships to guys who are already on his team with the Cowboys signing a man who beats women to join their team.

From New York Times

All this was of a piece with a captainship that provided England with much-needed stability.

From The Guardian

Here on the Niangua River, one of countless spring-fed riffles cooling these mountains, inflated tubes bob alongside dented metal canoes and rubber rafts in great flotillas left to the captainship of the current.

From New York Times

Related Words

• captaincy
• care
• coaching
• direction
• encouragement
• guardianship
• guidance
• initiative
• lead
• navigation
• overseeing
• pilotage
• piloting
• shepherding
• steering
• stewardship
• superintendence
• superintendency
• supervision
• tutelage