Definition of Captaincy. Meaning of Captaincy. Synonyms of Captaincy

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Definition of Captaincy

Captaincy
Captaincy Cap"tain*cy, n.; pl. Captaincies. The rank, post, or commission of a captain. --Washington. Captaincy general, the office, power, territory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).

Meaning of Captaincy from wikipedia

- A captaincy (Spanish: capitanía [kapitaˈni.a], Portuguese: capitania [kɐpitɐˈni.ɐ], Croatian: kapetanija) is a historical administrative division of the...
- The Captaincy General of Cuba (Spanish: Capitanía General de Cuba) was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg...
- The Captaincies of Brazil (Portuguese: Capitanias do Brasil) were captaincies of the Portuguese Empire, administrative divisions and hereditary fiefs...
- The Captaincy General was a division of a viceroyalty in Spanish or Portuguese colonial administration. Captaincies general were established districts...
- third-place match. Lahm stated in an interview that he would not relinquish the captaincy when Ballack returned, causing some controversy, so team manager Oliver...
- The Captaincies of the Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar királyi főkapitányságok) were administrative divisions, military districts in the 16th and...
- The Royal Captaincy of São Paulo (Portuguese: Capitania Real de São Paulo) was one of the captaincies of Colonial Brazil. It received this name on December...
- The Captaincy General of Venezuela (Spanish: Capitanía General de Venezuela), was an administrative district of colonial Spain, created on September 8...
- The Captaincy General of Guatemala (Spanish: Capitanía General de Guatemala), also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala (Spanish: Reino de Guatemala), was...
- The Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro was established in the northern portion of the Captaincy of São Vicente, encomp****ing territory from Macaé (now part of...