cornetcy

/ (ˈkɔːnɪtsɪ) /

obsolete the commission or rank of a cornet

Words nearby cornetcy

I learn incidentally that the acme of all heroism is the cornetcy of a dragoon regiment.

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales |Bret Harte
Stoutenburg, besides other rewards, had promised him a cornetcy of cavalry, should their plans be successful.

The Life of John of Barneveld, 1614-23, Volume II. |John Lothrop Motley
So they bought Mr. Ferdinand Fitzroy a cornetcy in the —— regiment of dragoons.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 340, Supplementary Number (1828) |Various
The king has appointed him to a cornetcy in the 3rd Royal Dragoon Guards, but he is going to be one of my aides-de-camp.

With Frederick the Great |G. A. Henty

"So much the better, as he will be another servitor for the king; he must not have less than a cornetcy in the army," said Jean.

Balsamo, The Magician |Alexander Dumas