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Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.
Richie Benaud

Meaning of "captaincy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPTAINCY

captaincy  [ˈkæptənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPTAINCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Captaincy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPTAINCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Captaincy

A Captaincy is a historical administrative division of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires. It was instituted as a method of organization, directly associated with the home-rule administrations of medieval feudal governments, wherein the monarch delimited territories for colonization that were administered by men of confidence.

Definition of captaincy in the English dictionary

The definition of captaincy in the dictionary is the rank of a military captain. Other definition of captaincy is the state of being captain of a team.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPTAINCY


acceptancy
ækˈsɛptənsɪ
accountancy
əˈkaʊntənsɪ
chieftaincy
ˈtʃiːftənsɪ
competency
ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
constancy
ˈkɒnstənsɪ
consultancy
kənˈsʌltənsɪ
expectancy
ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ
hesitancy
ˈhɛzɪtənsɪ
impotency
ˈɪmpətənsɪ
incompetency
ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ
inconsistency
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ
inconstancy
ɪnˈkɒnstənsɪ
intermittency
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənsɪ
irritancy
ˈɪrɪtənsɪ
latency
ˈleɪtənsɪ
militancy
ˈmɪlɪtənsɪ
patency
ˈpeɪtənsɪ
persistency
pəˈsɪstənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPTAINCY

captain
Captain Cooker
captain of industry
captain´s biscuit
captain´s mast
captainry
captainship
captan
captcha
caption
captionless
captious
captiously
captiousness
captivance
captivate
captivating
captivatingly
captivation
captivator

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPTAINCY

agency
chaplaincy
currency
deficiency
dependency
efficiency
emergency
estate agency
fancy
frequency
mincy
nancy
news agency
pregnancy
regency
residency
tendency
transparency
vacancy
zincy

Synonyms and antonyms of captaincy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «captaincy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPTAINCY

Find out the translation of captaincy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of captaincy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «captaincy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

队长之职
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capitanía
570 millions of speakers

English

captaincy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कप्तानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شارة القيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Капитанскую
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

capitania
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধিনায়কত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capitanat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapten
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Führung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャプテンの地位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주장 지위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chức quan ba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேப்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्णधारपद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüzbaşılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ruolo di capitano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nowym kapitanem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капітанську
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

căpitan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρχηγία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kapteinskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

captaincy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

-skuta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of captaincy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPTAINCY»

The term «captaincy» is regularly used and occupies the 79.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPTAINCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about captaincy

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QUOTES WITH «CAPTAINCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word captaincy.
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Richie Benaud
Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPTAINCY»

Discover the use of captaincy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to captaincy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Art of Captaincy
Mike Brearley considers the role of captain both on the cricket field, and more broadly, applying the principles of sport captaincy to more general leadership debates.
Mike Brearley, 2001
2
Captaincy for Advancing Bridge Players
B. Bidding & Captaincy—Distribution and Strength * Some gloves do fit better than others... * T o extend our discussion of Captaincy and bidding a little further from the examples I have just discussed, and as a prelude to the next topic, I want to ...
Denis Klein, 2006
3
Cricket Captaincy and Tactics: Fielding, Cricket Pitch, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Group Staff, Source Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
4
Kapil Dev: Triumph of the Spirit
Talk on the captaincy had naturally been in the air for a while and being human, I could not but take some interest in it. Let me put the facts straight first. I had no ambition of getting the captaincy back. I did not want it if Azharuddin was to be ...
Romi Dev, 1994
5
Articles on Cricket Captaincy and Tactics, Including: Leg ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
6
Articles on Captaincies General of the Spanish Empire, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
7
The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415–1670: A Documentary History
I also desire and it pleases me that at no time can the captaincy and governorship, and all the things which by this donation I give to Paulo Dias, be divided, exchanged, or broken up or in any other way alienated either by marriage of son or ...
Malyn Newitt, 2010
8
INDEX TO THE EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS,
The foregoing expositions demonstrate the truth of the third proposition : that Spain maintained her title to Spain, not only up to the date of the foundation of the captaincy general of Venezuela, exclusively deemed satisfactory by Mr. Eames, but ...
9
The Aves Island Case, with the Correspondence Relating ...
The foregoing expositions demonstrate the truth of the third proposition: that Spain maintained her title to Spain, not only up to the date of the foundation of the captaincy general of Venezuela, pxclusively deemed satisfactory by Mr. Eames, but ...
United States. Dept. of State, Philo S. Shelton, Venezuela, 1861
10
Senate Documents
The foregoing expositions demonstrate the truth of the third proposition: that Spain maintained her title to Spain, not only u to the date of the foundation of the captaincy general of Venezuela, exc usively deemed satisfactory by Mr. Eames, but ...
United States Senate, 1861

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPTAINCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term captaincy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Quitting Forced Selectors to Hand Virat …
The Indian captaincy has been a hot topic for debate over the last few months. India, now have two different captains leading in different formats ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Rangers: Danny Wilson up for captaincy role
Rangers: Danny Wilson up for captaincy role. Rangers assistant manager Davie Weir, right, joins Danny Wilson at Murray Park. Picture: SNS. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
3
Cook: Captaincy style may change
"There is a lot written about my captaincy and it is important I sometimes get on the front foot," said Cook. "If you look back at previous teams, ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»
4
Prince Buaben fights for Hearts captaincy
The 27-year-old has been tipped as one of four players to wear the armband following the departure of captain Danny Simpson. Published: 5 ... «AllSports.com.gh, Jul 15»
5
Ahmed Musa to take over Eagles Captaincy
Ahmed Musa has been lined up to be the next captain of Nigeria, when Vincent Enyeama is stripped of the captaincy, AfricanFootball.com has ... «Gbooza, Jul 15»
6
Michael Bradley captaincy was inevitable, and won't end any time …
Everyone was saying the right things after the U.S. team's 4-0 win against Guatemala, with the topic of the captaincy being one of the more ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
7
Stephen Moore resumes Australia captaincy duties ahead of Rugby …
Flanker Michael Hooper, who took over the captaincy from Moore, was named an assistant captain on Monday, along with veteran utility back ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Alim Ozturk 'honoured' to be candidate for Hearts captaincy
Alim Ozturk admits he is humbled to be among the players under consideration to replace Danny Wilson as Hearts captain, confessing he ... «Deadline News, Jul 15»
9
Alim Ozturk 'honoured' to be in line for captaincy
ALIM Ozturk admits he is humbled to be among the players under consideration to replace Danny Wilson as Hearts captain, confessing he ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
10
Katsande open to taking on Chiefs captaincy role
Other players who've also been earmarked for the Chiefs captaincy role include Siphiwe Tshabalala, Bernard Parker and newcomer, Siyanda ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Captaincy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/captaincy>. Apr 2024 ».
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