Main Entry: ca·det

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈdet\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: French, from Gascon capdet chief, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin capit-, caput head — more at head

Date: 1610

1 a : a younger brother or son b : youngest son c : a younger branch of a family or a member of it
2 : one in training for a military or naval commission; especially : a student in a service academy
3 slang : pimp

— ca·det·ship \-ˌship\ noun