Home › Words › C › capitaniacapitaniacapitania means synonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).EtymologyFrom Portuguese capitania.nounSynonym of captaincy (“former division of Spanish and Portuguese empires”).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.capitan 70% match — Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts). vs capitania →captainry 69% match — Power or command over a district; chieftainship. vs capitania →captainship 65% match — captaincy vs capitania →captaincy 65% match — The rank or status of a captain. vs capitania →commandancy 62% match — A comandancia; a commandery. vs capitania →capitaine 61% match — A captain. vs capitania →capitano 60% match — A head man. vs capitania →capitonymic 60% match — Being or pertaining to a capitonym. vs capitania →