"cornetcy" meaning in All languages combined

See cornetcy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɔɹnɪtsi/ [General-American], /ˈkɔːnɪtsi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: cornetcies [plural]
enPR: kôrʹnĭtsē [General-American], kôrʹnĭtsē [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: Formed as cornet (“the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry”) + -cy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cornet|cy|gloss1=the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry}} cornet (“the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry”) + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun}} cornetcy (plural cornetcies)
  1. (military, historical) The rank, role, or position of a cornet. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military Coordinate_terms: ensigncy (english: equivalent in an infantry regiment)

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