Definition

To act as captain of; to lead. [R.] Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms. Lowell.

Other Definitions

This word also has 2 other definitions:

CAPTAIN (adjective)

Chief; superior. [R.] captain jewes in the carcanet. Shak.

CAPTAIN (noun)

1. A head, or chief officer; as: 2. The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though...