cornetcy
English edit
Etymology edit
Formed as cornet (“the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry”) + -cy.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) enPR: kôrʹnĭtsē, IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹnɪtsi/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kôrʹnĭtsē, IPA(key): /ˈkɔːnɪtsi/
Noun edit
cornetcy (plural cornetcies)
- (military, historical) The rank, role, or position of a cornet.
- 1761, “Jod.”, in A New and General Biographical Dictionary, volume 12, page 477:
- His uncle […] diverted him from that pursuit, and gave him a cornetcy in his own regiment.
- 1809, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington [aut.], Lieutenant-Colonel John Gurwood [compil.], Wellington Despatches, volume 5, page 141:
- I shall recommend your friend for an Ensigncy. Should you prefer a Cornetcy for him, I may be able to give him one.
- 1885 May 9th, Manchester Evening News, page 3, column 1
- He was afterwards gazetted to a Cornetcy in the First Regiment of Life Guards.
Coordinate terms edit
- ensigncy (equivalent in an infantry regiment)
References edit
- “cornetcy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]