(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:21:17

Cap"tain*cy (?), n.; pl. Captaincies ().

The rank, post, or commission of a captain.

Washington.

Captaincy general, the office, power, teritory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).

 

© Webster 1913.

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