serjaunt
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cerjawnt, sargeant, sargeaunt, sargiant, sarjant, sarjawnt, sergant, sergaunt, sergeant, sergeaunt, sergiant, serjant, serjawnt, serjeant, serjeaunt
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French sergeant, from Medieval Latin serviēns. Doublet of servaunt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
serjaunt (plural serjauntes or serjauns)
- A servant or attendant at a noble household:
- (by extension) One who serves a religious cause.
- The chief officer of a household department.
- An infantryman, especially a squire.
- A law enforcement officer charged with apprehending and ordering summons.
- A legal sergeant; a serjeant-at-law.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “serǧeaunt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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