captain
1. cap.tain \'kap-t*n\ \-se-\ \-.ship\ n [ME capitane, fr. MF capitain, fr.
LL capitaneus, adj. & n.,]chief, fr. L capit-, caput head - more at HEAD
1a: the commander of a body of troops or of a military establishment 1b: a
commander under a sovereign or general 1c1: an officer in charge of a ship
1c2: a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and
below a commodore or a rear admiral 1d: a commissioned officer in the
army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and
below a major 1e: a distinguished military leader 1f: a leader of a side
or team 2: a dominant figure - cap.tain.cy n
2. captain vt : to be captain of : LEAD