n. 1. a. A student at a military school or in a military program training to be an officer. b. A student training to be a police officer. 2. a. A younger son or brother. b. A youngest son. [French, from dialectal capdet, captain, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ca·detship′ n. |
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