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单词 serjeancies
释义

sergeant or serjeant /särˈjənt/

noun
  1. (usu with g) a non-commissioned officer of one of the higher ranks, ranking above a corporal
  2. (with g) an officer of police
  3. (usu with g) alone or as a prefix, designating certain officials
  4. (with j) formerly, a barrister of highest rank (in full serjeant-at-lawˈ)
  5. Orig a servant
  6. An officer who made arrests (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Fr sergent, from L serviēns, -entis, prp of servīre to serve

serˈgeancy or serˈjeancy noun

The office or rank of sergeant or serjeant

serˈgeantship or serˈjeantship noun

serˈjeantry noun

Serjeanty

serˈjeanty noun (historical)

A condition of feudal tenure by which the tenant either assisted the monarch in person (grand serjeanty) or made a small contribution to the defence of the realm (petty serjeanty)

sergeant-at-armsˈ or serjeant-at-armsˈ noun

An officer of a legislative body or the Court of Chancery, for making arrests, etc

Sergeant Baker noun

A brightly-coloured Australian marine fish (Aulopus purpurissatus)

sergeant-drummˈer noun

A drum-major

sergeant first class noun

In the US Army, a sergeant below a master sergeant

sergeant fish noun

A fish with stripes, esp the cobia (genus Rhachicentron) of the SE USA, related to the mackerel

sergeant-māˈjor noun

  1. Formerly, an officer of rank varying from major to major-general
  2. Now, the highest non-commissioned officer (company sergeant-major the senior warrant officer in a company; regimental sergeant-major the senior warrant officer in a regiment)
  3. A boldly-striped fish of warm seas

Common Serjeant

In London, an assistant to the Recorder, a judge of the quarter-session court

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