n. [ Ar. qā&dsdot_;ī judge + al'sker the army, Per. leshker. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. from Cadillac, a French town. ] A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking. Johnson.
2. [ From Cadillac, the high-end expensive line of automobiles made by General Motors, often thought of as the best American-made automobile. ] The best; -- metaphorical, from the automobile. Often used in the phrase “the Cadillac of . . . ” [ PJC ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
