Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captainry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tain-ry
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Power or command over a district; chieftainship.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English capitainerie, from Middle French capitainerie; compare French capitainerie. By surface analysis, captain + -ry. Piecewise doublet of chieftainry.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: capitainerie

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

captainries (plural)

Questions

What does captainry mean?: Power or command over a district; chieftainship.
Where does captainry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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