capitainerie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French capitainerie. By surface analysis, capitaine +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

capitainerie f (plural capitaineries)

port authority
(obsolete) captaincy

Further reading

“capitainerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Alternative forms

captainrie

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capitainerie; equivalent to capitain +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kap(ə)ˌtɛi̯n(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /kap(ə)ˈtɛi̯n(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈkap(ə)tin(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

capitainerie (plural capitaineries)

(rare) The position of a military administrator of a fort or settlement.

Descendants

English: captainry

References

“capitainerīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.

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