[ca.det] n, often attrib [F, fr. Gascon capdet chief, fr. LL capitellum, dim. of L capit-, caput head--more at head] (1610) 1 a: a younger brother or son b: youngest son c: a younger branch of a family or a member of it
2: one in training for a military or naval commission; esp: a student in a service academy 3 slang: pimp -- ca.det.ship n