"pledgeling" meaning in English

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        "A pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”)."
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        "(US, informal) A pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”)."
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        "A pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”)."
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        "(US, informal) A pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”)."
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