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serjeant
ser·jeant S0279900 (sär′jənt)n. Chiefly British Variant of sergeant..serjeant (ˈsɑːdʒənt) n1. (Military) a variant spelling of sergeant2. (Law) a variant spelling of sergeant3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a variant spelling of sergeantser•geant (ˈsɑr dʒənt)
n. 1. a. a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps ranking above a corporal. b. an officer of similar rank in the armed services of other countries. 2. any noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force above the rank of airman first class or senior airman. 3. a police officer ranking immediately below a captain or a lieutenant in the U.S. and immediately below an inspector in Britain. 4. an officer at the court of a monarch: sergeant of the larder. 5. sergeant at arms. 6. sergeantfish. 7. (formerly) a tenant by military service, below the rank of knight. Also, esp. Brit., serjeant. [1150–1200; < Old French sergent < Latin servientem, acc. of serviēns, present participle of servīre. See serve, -ent] ser′gean•cy (-dʒən si) n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | serjeant - an English barrister of the highest ranksergeant-at-law, serjeant-at-law, sergeantbarrister - a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution |
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Synonyms for serjeantnoun an English barrister of the highest rankSynonyms- sergeant-at-law
- serjeant-at-law
- sergeant
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