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Webster 1913 Edition

Captainry

Cap′tain-ry

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

capitainerie

.]

Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.

[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Captainry

CAPTAINRY

,

Noun.

The power or command over a certain district; chieftainship.

Definition 2024

captainry

captainry

English

Noun

captainry ‎(plural captainries)

(obsolete) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.