CAPTAINSHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does captainship mean? 

• CAPTAINSHIP (noun)
  The noun CAPTAINSHIP has 1 sense:

1. the post of captain

  Familiarity information: CAPTAINSHIP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAPTAINSHIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The post of captain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

captaincy; captainship

Hypernyms ("captainship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

Derivation:

captain (the pilot in charge of an airship)

captain (the naval officer in command of a military ship)

captain (a policeman in charge of a precinct)

captain (an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant)

captain (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)