Capitaneus
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat. [from caput, a head.] In feudal law. One who held an estate or dignity in capite, that is, immediately from the king; a chief lord or baron of the king, (baro regis vel regni.) Spelman. See Caput. A leader; a captain.
Spelman. Towns. Pl. 214, 216.
A naval commander.
Reg. Orig. 191.
Capitaneus et custos maris; captain and warden of the sea. The title given to a naval officer, A. D. 1264.
Chart. 48 Hen. III.