n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' det
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: French, from Gascon capdet chief, from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of Latin capit-, caput head ― more at HEAD
Date: 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 especially : a student in a service academy
3 slang : PIMP
– ca · det · ship \ - ˌ ship \ noun