Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captainess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tai-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"the captainesses of industry"

Etymology

From Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chieftainess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: captensse
Suffix: captain

Inflected Forms

captainesses (plural)

Questions

What does captainess mean?: female captain
Where does captainess come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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