cadetship
noun
the position, status, or tenure of a cadet, such as an army or navy cadet, a trainee in a business or profession, or, especially historically, the youngest son in a family.
cadetships
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pluralof cadetship.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The school at present concentrates on the extremely stiff examinations for the medical profession, Navy cadetships, Royal Marines and Royal Indian Navy.
From Time Magazine Archive
With him rests also the nomination for the major part to naval cadetships and assistant clerkships.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Trevor's a King's Cadet, but they wouldn't give us two cadetships ...
From Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
Two most impertinent letters from Lord Arbuthnot and Mr. Arbuthnot asking for, or rather demanding, cadetships.
From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
Who pocketted enormous sums from the illegal sale of cadetships?
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton
