captaincy
noun/ˈkæptənsi/
/ˈkæptənsi/
[countable, usually singular, uncountable] (plural captaincies)
- the position of captain of a team; the period during which somebody is captain
- In 2016 he took over the captaincy from Brown.
- Now she is well into her second season of captaincy.
- The team won the league under the captaincy of Martin Jones.
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