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 it2: one in training for a military or naval commission ; especially : a student in a service academy3slang : pimp

— ca·det·ship \-ˌship\ noun