cornetcy

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US/ˈkɔɹnɪtsi/UK/ˈkɔːnɪtsi/

noun

The rank, role, or position of a cornet.

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Meanings

nouncornetcy (plural cornetcies)

plural cornetcies

  1. historicalgovernmentThe rank, role, or position of a cornet.

    He was afterwards gazetted to a Cornetcy in the First Regiment of Life Guards.

    1885 May 9th, Manchester Evening News, page 3, column 1
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    His uncle […] diverted him from that pursuit, and gave him a cornetcy in his own regiment.

    1761, “Jod.”, in A New and General Biographical Dictionary, volume 12, page 477

    I shall recommend your friend for an Ensigncy. Should you prefer a Cornetcy for him, I may be able to give him one.

    1809, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington [aut.]; Lieutenant-Colonel John Gurwood [compil.], Wellington Despatches, volume 5, page 141

Origin

Formed as cornet (“the fifth commissioned officer in a troop of cavalry”) + -cy.

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APA

cornetcy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornetcy

MLA

“cornetcy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornetcy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornetcy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornetcy.

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