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Capitanens

Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I 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; a leader; a captain; a naval commander. Capitaneus et cnstos maris: captain and warden of the sea; a title given to a naval ofi Scer.