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  Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,
     p. pr. of servire to serve. See Serve, and cf. Servant.]
     [Written also serjeant. Both spellings are authorized. In
     England serjeant is usually preferred, except for military
     officers. In the United States sergeant is common for civil
     officers also.]
     1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the
        more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose
        duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high
        steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.
        He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these
        officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the
        houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their
        commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.
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              The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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              The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those
              men go.                               --Acts xvi.
                                                    35.
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              This fell sergeant, Death,
              Is strict in his arrest.              --Shak.
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     2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned
        officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to
        instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.
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     Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants
           belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,
           a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned
           officer, and has important duties as the assistant to
           the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the
           quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the
           colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the
           care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants
           have charge of the ammunition at military posts.
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     3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the
        doctor of the civil law; -- called also serjeant at law.
        [Eng.] --Blackstone.
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     4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;
        as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,
        surgeon. [Eng.]
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     5. (Zo["o]l.) The cobia.
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     Drill sergeant. (Mil.) See under Drill.
  
     Sergeant-at-arms, an officer of a legislative body, or of a
        deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands
        in preserving order and arresting offenders. See
        Sergeant, 1.
  
     Sergeant major.
        (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.
        (b) (Zo["o]l.) The cow pilot.
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  Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,
     p. pr. of servire to serve. See Serve, and cf. Servant.]
     [Written also serjeant. Both spellings are authorized. In
     England serjeant is usually preferred, except for military
     officers. In the United States sergeant is common for civil
     officers also.]
     1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the
        more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose
        duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high
        steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.
        He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these
        officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the
        houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their
        commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.
  
              The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
              The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those
              men go.                               --Acts xvi.
                                                    35.
  
              This fell sergeant, Death, Is strict in his arrest.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned
        officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to
        instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.
  
     Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants
           belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,
           a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned
           officer, and has important duties as the assistant to
           the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the
           quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the
           colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the
           care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants
           have charge of the ammunition at military posts.
  
     3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the
        doctor of the civil law; -- called also serjeant at law.
        [Eng.] --Blackstone.
  
     4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;
        as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,
        surgeon. [Eng.]
  
     5. (Zo["o]l.) The cobia.
  
     Drill sergeant. (Mil.) See under Drill.
  
     Sergeant-at-arms, an officer of a legislative body, or of a
        deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands
        in preserving order and arresting offenders. See
        Sergeant, 1.
  
     Sergeant major.
        (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.
        (b) (Zo["o]l.) The cow pilot.

  sergeant major
       n 1: a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative
            officer of a headquarters unit of the army
       2: large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide
          [syn: Abudefduf saxatilis]

  sergeant major
     n.
     1 (lb en Canada) A senior non-commissioned appointment in the Army of
  a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for
  their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et
  al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
     2 (lb en US ''plural'' sergeants major) The most senior rank of
  non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a
  first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First
  Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
     3 (lb en British ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior
  non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
     4 (lb en Singapore ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most
  senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or
  unit.
     5 A pintano, a fish of species (taxlink Abudefduf saxatilis
  species).

  sergeant major
     n.
     1 (lb en Canada) A senior non-commissioned appointment in the Army of
  a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for
  their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et
  al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
     2 (lb en US ''plural'' sergeants major) The most senior rank of
  non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a
  first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First
  Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
     3 (lb en British ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior
  non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
     4 (lb en Singapore ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most
  senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or
  unit.
     5 A pintano, a fish of species (taxlink Abudefduf saxatilis
  species).

  sergeant major
     n.
     1 (lb en Canada) A senior non-commissioned appointment in the Army of
  a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for
  their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et
  al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
     2 (lb en US ''plural'' sergeants major) The most senior rank of
  non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a
  first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First
  Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
     3 (lb en British ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior
  non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
     4 (lb en Singapore ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most
  senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or
  unit.
     5 A pintano, a fish of species (taxlink Abudefduf saxatilis
  species).

  sergeant major
     n.
     1 (lb en Canada) A senior non-commissioned appointment in the Army of
  a company or unit, directly responsible to the officer in charge for
  their soldiers' performance, standards, discipline, morale, welfare, et
  al, that can be held by a Warrant Officer or above.
     2 (lb en US ''plural'' sergeants major) The most senior rank of
  non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a
  first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First
  Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
     3 (lb en British ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the British Army and Royal Marines, denoting the most senior
  non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment or company.
     4 (lb en Singapore ''plural'' sergeant majors) An appointment (not a
  rank) in the Singapore Army and National Cadet Corps, denoting the most
  senior non-commissioned officer in a battalion, regiment, company or
  unit.
     5 A pintano, a fish of species (taxlink Abudefduf saxatilis
  species).

  Sergeant Major /zˌɛɾɡeːˈant mˈɑjoːɾ/ 
   [zool.] sergeant major 
           Note: Abudefduf saxatilis

  Sergeant Major /sˈɑːdʒənt mˈeɪdʒə/ (SGM /ˌɛsdʒˌiːˈɛm/)
   [Am.] Oberstabsfeldwebel  [Dt.] OStFw.,  /ˈəʊ sənt ˌɛfdˈʌbəljˌuː/ , Vizeleutnant [Ös.] Vzlt.,  /vˌiːzˌɛdˌɛltˈiː/ , Stabsadjutant  [Schw.] , Hauptadjutant  [Schw.] , Chefadjutant  [Schw.]  [mil.]
           Note: Dienstgrad
     Synonyms: Warrant Officer Class 1, Sergeant Major of the Army, Command Sergeant Major, Chief Warrant Officer
  

  sergeant major /sˈɑːdʒənt mˈeɪdʒə/
  Sergeant Major  [zool.]
           Note: Abudefduf saxatilis

  sergeant major /sˈɑːdʒənt mˈeɪdʒə/ 
  曹長

  sergeant major /sˈɑːdʒənt mˈeɪdʒə/ 
  militärmästare, regementsförvaltare
  sergeant major