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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Captainship

· Cap·tain·ship · IPA
01 n. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander.
  1. 1.
    The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander.
  2. 2.
    Military skill; as, to show good captainship.