capitanía

== Spanish == === Etymology === From capitán +‎ -ía. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kapitaˈnia/ [ka.pi.t̪aˈni.a] Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: ca‧pi‧ta‧ní‧a === Noun === capitanía f (plural capitanías) captainship; captaincy (the job or status of a captain) (military) company (unit of soldiers commanded by a captain) (nautical) anchorage fee (fee for anchoring in a port) (military, obsolete) battalion; regiment (military, obsolete) military government (obsolete) domain; dominion; rule; territory (obsolete) feudal estate; seigniory; manor; lordship ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “capitanía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025