Captainship

cap·tain  (kptn)

n.

1. Abbr. Capt. One who commands, leads, or guides others, especially:

a. The officer in command of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft.

b. A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.

c. The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.

2.

a. Abbr. CPT or Capt or CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.

b. Abbr. CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below commodore.

c. One who holds the rank of captain.

3. A figure in the forefront; a leader: a captain of industry.

4. One who supervises or directs the work of others, especially:

a. A district official for a political party.

b. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.

c. A bell captain.

tr.v. cap·tained, cap·tain·ing, cap·tains

To act as captain of; command or direct: captained the football team.

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[Middle English capitain, from Old French, from Late Latin capitneus, chief, from Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]

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captain·cy, captain·ship n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

captainship - the post of captain captaincy berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"