cornetcy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In 1794 he was gazetted to a cornetcy in the Tenth Hussars, the gift of its colonel the Prince of Wales.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various
He was sent to Eton and to Trinity College, and a cornetcy was bought for him in the Grenadier Guards.
From The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons by Marshall, Archibald
Mrs. H—— became very desirous of procuring for her eldest son a cornetcy in the regiment once commanded by his father; as she was now too poor to purchase, the matter required management and negotiation.
From The Lumley Autograph by Cooper, Susan Fenimore
He was gazetted to a cornetcy; and entered life at an age when, if the manlier traits are ready to be developed, the worthless ones are equally sure to unfold themselves.
From A Love Story by A Bushman
I have already applied to the Horse Guards on your behalf, and have the refusal of a cornetcy in the Light Dragoons.
From Vellenaux A Novel by Forrest, E. W. (Edmund William)
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