Etymology
The word caddie comes from the gascon Occitan capdèth or capdet, meaning chief then younger boy (became cadet in French and refers to the Cadets de Gascogne: the captains serving in the French army in the 15th century who were the youngest sons of the aristocratic families of Gascony). The term caddie or cadie first appeared in the English language in the year 1634.
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