cornetcy
English
Etymology
Formed as cornet (“the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry”) + -cy.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: kôrʹnĭtsi, IPA: /ˈkɔːnᵻtsi/, X-SAMPA: /"kO:nI\tsi/
- (RP) enPR: kôrʹnĭtsĭ, IPA: /ˈkɔːnɪtsɪ/, X-SAMPA: /"kO:nItsI/
Noun
cornetcy (plural cornetcies)
- (military, historical) The rank, rôle, or position of a cornet.
- 1761, A New and General Biographical Dictionary, volume 12, page 477, “Jod.”
- 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.
- 1761, A New and General Biographical Dictionary, volume 12, page 477, “Jod.”
Coordinate terms
- ensigncy (equivalent in an infantry regiment)
References
- “cornetcy” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989]