Definitions from Wiktionary (purchase system)
▸ noun: (UK, historical) The practice, abolished in 1871, of paying money to be made an officer in the cavalry and infantry regiments of the English and later British Army, without having to wait for promotion.
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▸ noun: (UK, historical) The practice, abolished in 1871, of paying money to be made an officer in the cavalry and infantry regiments of the English and later British Army, without having to wait for promotion.
Similar:
prest,
half pay,
King's shilling,
press,
pals battalion,
bargir,
staff corps,
grand serjeanty,
active service,
schoolie,
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