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
By and by there are going to be, in this state, two appointments to cadetships at West Point.
From The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
For his part, he saw no impropriety in selling cadetships or any thing else.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 01, April 2, 1870 by Various
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
Every Congressman once in four years has one of these cadetships to give to some young man.
From The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
