cadet
[ kuh-det ]
/ kəË?dÉ›t /
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noun
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Origin of cadet
1600–10; <French <Gascon capdet chief, captain (referring to the younger sons of noble families); compare Old Provençal capdel headman <Latin capitellum literally, small head; see capital2
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Cadet
[ kuh-det ]
/ kÉ™Ë?dÉ›t /
noun Russian History.
a member of the former Constitutional Democratic Party.
Origin of Cadet
<Russian kadét, equivalent to ka + de (the letter names of k, d, representing konstitutsiónnyÄ demokrát Constitutional Democrat) + -t from kadét (now obsolete) cadet
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British Dictionary definitions for cadet
cadet
/ (kÉ™Ë?dÉ›t) /
noun
a young person undergoing preliminary training, usually before full entry to the uniformed services, police, etc, esp for officer status
a school pupil receiving elementary military training in a school corps
(in England and in France before 1789) a gentleman, usually a younger son, who entered the army to prepare for a commission
a younger son or brother
cadet branch the family or family branch of a younger son
(in New Zealand) a person learning sheep farming on a sheep station
Derived forms of cadet
cadetship, nounWord Origin for cadet
C17: from French, from dialect (Gascon) capdet captain, ultimately from Latin caput head
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