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

He took a lighthearted approach to his captainship, joking that the best part of the role is having leverage over the younger players to run errands for him or bring him snacks to the practice facility.

From Seattle Times

The team fined Haskins $40,000 and stripped him of his captainship.

From Washington Times

The quarterback’s night-out earned him a $40,000 fine for violating the league’s COVID-19 protocols and cost the second-year man his captainship.

From Washington Times

The team voted unanimously for McLaurin to fill the captainship that became vacant when safety Landon Collins suffered a season-ending Achilles’ injury and was placed on injured reserve.

From Washington Post

For you to step up and bring those guys together and have that conversation for us, and for it to resonate with a lot of players, just meant more as far as captainship or leadership or being a quarterback of this football team.’”

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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