noun
Meaning 1
female captain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Examples
- the captainesses of industry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
captainess
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History
Etymology
From Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chieftainess.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 女队长 (nǔduìzhǎng) — female captain
- German: Kapitänin — female captain
- German: Hauptmännin — female captain
- German: Hauptfrau — female captain
- Swedish: kaptenska — female captain