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The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the youngest son.
The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a cadetship.
Alt. of Cadeworm
A caddice. See Caddice.
A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.
To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.
To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
To carry, as a burden.
of Cadge
One who carries hawks on a cadge.
One who gets his living by trickery or begging.
A packman or itinerant huckster.
of Cadge
Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also, wanton.
An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans, usually the judge of a town or village.
Alt. of Caddie
A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers, who are now tried only by their own officers.
A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking.
A kind of coarse serge.
Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. These are called Cadmean letters.