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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.
See Sergeant, Sergeantcy, etc.
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Serjeant-at-arms. See Sergeant-at-arms, under Sergeant.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.
See Sergeant, Sergeantcy, etc.
Serjeant-at-arms. See Sergeant-at-arms, under Sergeant.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
serjeant
n : an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: serjeant-at-law,
sergeant-at-law, sergeant]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
serjeant
n.
1 (archaic spelling of en sergeant)
2 (lb en legal) (short for en serjeant-at-law)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
serjeant
n.
1 (archaic spelling of en sergeant)
2 (lb en legal) (short for en serjeant-at-law)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
serjeant
n.
1 (archaic spelling of en sergeant)
2 (lb en legal) (short for en serjeant-at-law)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
serjeant
n.
1 (archaic spelling of en sergeant)
2 (lb en legal) (short for en serjeant-at-law)
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
serjeant /sˈɜːdʒiːnt/
1. (bak.) sergeant.
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 中士;警官;高等律师
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