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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Captanery, Captanrie, n. Also: captanere. [Variant of Capitanry. Cf. e.m.E. capteinrie (1577).] A captaincy.1507 Reg. Privy S. I. 207/1.
With full power of chaumerlanery, balȝery and captanery 1531 Red Bk. Menteith II. 398.
The forsaid stewartre and captanere a1578 Pitsc. I. 114/26.
Thrie hundreith horsmen, … to be vndir the captanrie and gouernement of James Hamiltoun 1606 Acts IV. 293/2.
The heretable office of the keiping, captanrie and constabularie of the castell c 1618 Haddington Mem. II. 86.
The captanrie and keiping of oure foirsaid castle
