captainess

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain +‎ -ess.

Noun[edit]

captainess (plural captainesses)

(rare) female captain
the captainesses of industry

Translations[edit]

female captain

German: Kapitänin (de) f (on a vessel), Hauptmännin (de) f (in the military), Hauptfrau (de) f (in the military)
Swedish: kaptenska f

Anagrams[edit]

anapestics, anti-spaces, antispaces

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