2. A military leader; a warrior. Foremost captain of his time. Tennyson. Captain general. (a) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the militia. (b) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent islands. — Captain lieutenant, a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, — as in the first company of an English regiment.
CAPTAIN
Cap"tain, v. t.
Defn: To act as captain of; to lead. [R.]
Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms.
Lowell.
CAPTAIN
Cap"tain, a.
Defn: Chief; superior. [R.] captain jewes in the carcanet. Shak.
CAPTAINCY
Cap"tain*cy, n.; pl. Captaincies (.
Defn: 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).
CAPTAINRY
Cap"tain*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. capitainerie.]
Defn: Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.
[Obs.]
CAPTAINSHIP
Cap"tain*ship, n.