captaincy
pronunciation
How to pronounce captaincy in British English:
UK [ˈkæptənsi]
How to pronounce captaincy in American English:
US [ˈkæptənsi]
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- Noun:
- the post of captain
Word Origin
- captaincy (n.)
- 1818, from captain (n.) on the model of lieutenancy or some similar word where the -c- is etymologically justified.
Example
- 1. Her captaincy of the welsh team was very successful .
- 2. In addition , the captaincy system created a preference for large estates that has made land distribution in brazil extremely inequitable .
- 3. The pair clashed after tevez was stripped of the club captaincy because he cannot speak portuguese .
- 4. Roy hodgson today spoke of his belief that steven gerrard should have retained the england captaincy .
- 5. Steven gerrard was a strong candidate for the captaincy and he will be my vice-captain .