capitainship

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === capteynship, capteigneship, capitaineshippe, capteynshyppe === Etymology === From capitain +‎ -schipe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kap(ə)ˈtæi̯n(ə)ʃip(ə)/, /ˈkap(ə)tinʃip(ə)/ === Noun === capitainship (rare) The position of a military commander or administrator. ==== Descendants ==== English: captainship ==== References ==== “capitainship, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 14 September 2018.