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midshipman(dictionary)
midshipman(dictionary)

midshipman (iou)



midshipman noun. Earlier midshipsman. Pl. -men. E17.
[from MIDSHIP or (earlier) MIDSHIPS + MAN noun.]
In the British navy, an officer ranking above a naval cadet and below a sub-lieutenant; in the US navy, a naval cadet.
? Mod. form recorded from L17.
midshipmanship noun the position or office of midshipman L18.