capitanía
captaincy
captain
a person in charge
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-ía
noun suffix indicating state, condition, or rank
Capitanía means captaincy and can be broken down into captain0 + -ía1, where -ía indicates a state or rank1.
noun
- captaincyThe office or rank of a captainÉl asumió la capitanía del equipo este año. // He assumed the captaincy of the team this year.