captaincy

[ kap-tuhn-see ]

noun

, plural cap·tain·cies

1. the office or rank of a captain.
2. a district or area administered by a captain.
3. the ability of a captain; captainship.

Other Words From

• sub·captain·cy noun plural subcaptaincies

Word History and Origins

Origin of captaincy¹

First recorded in 1810–20; captain + -cy

Example Sentences

Under Houghton's captaincy, England reached the semi-finals of the 2015 World Cup, 2017 European Championship and 2019 World Cup.

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Questions would have been asked of Livingstone, who is deputising for the injured white-ball captain Jos Buttler, if England had lost a second game in a row under his captaincy.

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The Erling Haaland triple captaincy didn’t pay off for me in gameweek nine - another red arrow - and this week we’ve been discussing going from one extreme to the other by selling him.

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"If it will help me with my captaincy it is something I am open to."

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"What he did through the summer, stepping up with his captaincy and leadership and him stepping up into that role, even his 150 in that final Test match, we know when he gets in, he gets big scores and defining scores as well," said McCullum said.

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Related Words

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