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cap·tain·ry

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Captainrynoun

    The power over a certain district; the chieftainship.

    Etymology: from captain.

    There should be no rewards taken for captainries of counties, nor no shares of bishopricks for nominating of bishops. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Captainrynoun

    power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. capitainerie.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. captainry

    The power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship; captainship.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of captainry in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of captainry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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