| 释义 |
† sergeant-general Obs.
[f. sergeant n. + general a.]
= sergeant-major 1 b. (In the later examples sergeant-general of battle, as a title of high rank in certain foreign armies.)
1579Digges Stratiot. 93 To sende his serjeant to the Serjeant general. 1685Lond. Gaz. No. 2028/3 Being a Sergeant-General of Batalia in the Service of his Catholick Majesty. 1693Mem. Count Teckely iv. 55 The Prince of Auguste of Hanover, Serjeant General of Battle. |