capitainship

Middle English

Alternative forms

• capteynship, capteigneship, capitaineshippe, capteynshyppe

Etymology

From capitain +‎ -schipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kap(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)ʃip(ə)/, /kaːp(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)ʃip(ə)/, /ˈkap(ə)tinʃip(ə)/

Noun

capitainship

1. (rare) The position of a military commander or administrator.

Descendants

• English: captainship

References

• “capitainship, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.