What's the difference between captaincy and captainry?
Captaincy
Definition:
(n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
Example Sentences:
(1) Although Hodgson accepts the FA's decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy – the issue which fractured Capello's relationship with his former employers – he intends to sit down with the Chelsea defender and Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand to gauge whether they can be in the same squad.
(2) The England manager, Fabio Capello, has stressed that Terry will be considered innocent unless proven guilty and will therefore retain the captaincy of the national side, but has not spoken on the subject since formal charges against Terry were announced.
(3) It is understood that the defender was informed of the decision, the second time that he has lost the captaincy for off-the-pitch reasons, shortly before 10am this morning.
(4) John Terry was today stripped of the England captaincy by Fabio Capello during a 12-minute meeting at Wembley Stadium this afternoon.
(5) A belated convert to the English captaincy cult, Capello decided to put the matter to bed after watching the Denmark game and forming the conclusion that England needed strong leadership during games.
(6) Steven Gerrard, who was Ferdinand's deputy during the United player's captaincy and has been third-choice for the post since, now appears to be next in line for the role.
(7) It is the second time that he has lost the captaincy for off-the-pitch reasons.
(8) Stripped of the captaincy in February over revelations in his private life - there will be some within in the squad who still feel overriding sense of loyalty to the absent Wayne Bridge - there must be a part of him that still resents the embarrassment his demotion generated.
(9) With the captaincy, especially in England, we maybe go a bit overboard on it.
(10) "After much thought I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry ," said Capello, who replaced him immediately with the vice-captain, Rio Ferdinand, and moved the third choice, Steven Gerrard, up to the deputy's role.
(11) Last season’s dash for the tape ended with Brian O’Driscoll adding one more piece of silver to a considerable collection, and the man with whom he shared the Irish captaincy for much of a decade left Murrayfield for the last time on a Six Nations night with a championship trophy, a winner’s medal around his neck and the praises of his coach ringing in his ears.
(12) But it was in an astonishing response to the BBC’s Jonathan Agnew about persistent criticism of his captaincy, specifically from Shane Warne , that Cook most highlighted the alarming gulf between his foot-in-mouth tendencies and the smooth statesmanship of his predecessor Andrew Strauss.
(13) "Captaincy is like coaching, the more you do the more you learn.
(14) That dish will be seasoned with salty personal attacks on Miliband, who, despite incremental improvements in presentation, is still seen in Number 10 as a laughable candidate for national captaincy.
(15) • Terry stripped of captaincy as Capello gets tough • Gallery: John Terry's career in pictures • David Lacey: Captaincy role is over-rated • Defender's highs and lows with Chelsea and England "To bounce back after such a huge disappointment maybe persuaded him," he said, when standing next to Capello.
(16) I know him well enough and think he is a great player, a good man and in Steven's absence and with Daniel Agger out of the team I could not think of anyone better [for the captaincy]."
(17) I had a long conversation with him and he’s prepared to accept the pressures the England captaincy brings.” Asked if he expected the move to spur Rooney on to even greater heights, Hodgson said.
(18) In the cool light of the next few days I expect he will realise that.” Neill retained the captaincy for Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge of the Socceroos, and the defender’s behaviour could harm his chances of leading the side at next year’s World Cup.
(19) He then, though, points out that Jayawardene binned the captaincy to save his batting, which makes more sense.
(20) Steven Gerrard’s departure for LA Galaxy has created a void in midfield – and potentially for the captaincy, with Milner a possible challenger to the current vice-captain Jordan Henderson for the role – and Liverpool are also closing in on the Burnley striker Ings.
Captainry
Definition:
(n.) Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.