# captainess

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. female captain

## Etymology
From Middle English captensse; equivalent to captain + -ess. Piecewise doublet of chieftainess.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/captainess