cadetship

7.6

A period of training at a military or police school to become an officer

noun
/kəˈdɛtʃɪp/

: cadete

After completing his cadetship, he was commissioned as a junior officer.

Examples

The cadetship program provides rigorous training for future police officers.
Her cadetship at the naval academy lasted for four years.
He completed his cadetship last year.
Many students aspire to a cadetship in the military.
Her cadetship at the naval academy lasted for four years.
The cadetship program provides rigorous training for future police officers.
After completing his cadetship, he was commissioned as a junior officer.

Synonyms

traineeship

vscadetship

4.9

A time of paid work and training that prepares someone for a job

is a specialized training position within military or police institutions

How Advanced

commissioning

Formal

3 6.0

cadetship

7.6

training

79 1.8

Surface Forms

cadetship singular

cadetships plural

Morphology

cadetship = cadet (transparent) = cadet + ship

The meaning is a regular nominal formation: 'cadet' + '-ship' denotes the state, position, or period of being a cadet and is directly derivable.

Etymology

Cadetship comes from the French word cadet, which originally meant a 'younger son' and later a 'young trainee' in the army, and the ending -ship means a 'state' or 'position', as in friendship or leadership. So cadetship is the time or position of being a cadet in training.