Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A leader; a captain.
- noun Same as
capitaine .
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Examples
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"Surely I know not, Señor Teniente" -- he had dropped the "capitan" as too transparent flattery.
A Wounded Name Charles King 1888
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"I rated our pilot soundly, but he only laughed, observing, ` Oh, senhor capitan, that is noting. '
The Three Lieutenants William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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When they left, the young commander (Joe thought he was a capitan, and the only one without a mask) thanked him profusely for his cooperation and shook his hand.
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In fact, at a certain point Valens sang: "Yo no soy marinero, soy capitan."
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