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puîné — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cadet noun A student training to become a military or police officer.

Senses

puîné is used for these senses in English:

  • cadet (chiefly, history) A younger or youngest son, who would not inherit as a firstborn son would.

cadet — full definition

  1. noun A student training to become a military or police officer.
  2. noun (dated) A younger son in a family, who traditionally would not inherit the family estate.

Related French words