单词 | gentleman cadet |
释义 | > as lemmasgentleman cadet gentleman cadet n. Military (now chiefly Indian English) a young man being trained to become an officer; also as a title. ΚΠ 1691 Treaty between Lewis XIV & States Gen. 6/2 (heading) Gentlemen Cadets. 1775 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain xliv The royal apartments are now occupied by a college of young gentlemen cadets, educated at the king's expence. 1840 in A. Ponsonby H. Ponsonby (1942) 19 Every one of the Masters speaks of Gentleman Cadet Ponsonby in very favourable terms. 2018 Times of India (Nexis) 12 Mar. She was among the 255 officer cadets, including 196 gentleman cadets and 37 lady cadets, who were commissioned as officers. < as lemmas |
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