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captain
[kap-tuhn, -tin]
/ ˈkæp tən, -tɪn /
NOUN
person in charge
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As, first, slavery is held to arise "jure gentium," from a state of captivity in war; whence slaves are called mancipia, quasi manu capti.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
