noun
- the rank or commission of a cornet in a cavalry regiment
Usage: military; historical
Examples
- He purchased his cornetcy in the dragoons at age eighteen.
- The young officer’s cornetcy was his first step toward a military career.
- His father bought him a cornetcy in the finest cavalry regiment.
- The cornetcy cost a considerable sum in those days.
- She inherited enough money to secure her son’s cornetcy.