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Middle English
Alternative forms
- cerjawnt, sargeant, sargeaunt, sargiant, sarjant, sarjawnt, sergant, sergaunt, sergeant, sergeaunt, sergiant, serjant, serjawnt, serjeant, serjeaunt
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French sergeant, from Medieval Latin serviēns. Doublet of servaunt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛrˈd͡ʒa(u̯)nt/, /ˈsɛrd͡ʒa(u̯)nt/
Noun
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.
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