captainess
captainess · captainesses
Female captainFemale captain
Meaning
1 senses(rare)Female captain
the captainesses of industry
Kapitänin, Hauptmännin, Hauptfrau
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
female captain:
Origin
From Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chieftaiFrom Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chieftainess.
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Forms
plural: captainesses| Singular | captainess |
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