1. the positions, ranks, or terms of office of captains
2. territories or jurisdictions under the authority of captains
Usage: historical

Examples

• The naval academy prepared officers for future captaincies.
• He served multiple captaincies during his military career.
• The colonial captaincies were established to govern remote territories.
• Several captaincies were created along the coast.
• The captaincies required experienced leaders.
• These captaincies controlled vast regions of the empire.