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Serjeant

 
Dictionary: Ser·jeant

Ser·jeant·cy, etc.

See Sergeant, Sergeantcy, etc.

Serjeant-at-arms. See Sergeant-at-arms, under Sergeant.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an English barrister of the highest rank
  Synonyms: serjeant-at-law, sergeant-at-law, sergeant


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Serjeant may be:

  • The holder of a serjeanty, a type of feudal land-holding in England
  • A generally obsolete spelling of Sergeant, although still used in some English regiments, and for Serjeant-at-Arms
  • Serjeant-at-law, an obsolete class of barrister in England and Ireland

 
 

 

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