simple past tense and past participle of captain

Obsolete spelling of captain

plural of captaine

A chief or leader. / The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel. / An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

(intransitive) To act as captain / (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

plural of captain

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captain

present participle of captain

An army officer title in most countries / The title for someone who holds the captain job on a ship or other vessel.

(nautical, historical) Before 1796, the rating of a boy entering the Royal Navy at about the age of twelve before becoming a midshipman.