单词 | colour sergeant |
释义 | colour sergeantcolor sergeantn. British. Military. A non-commissioned officer in an infantry regiment ranking above a sergeant and below a warrant officer class II, originally having the duty of protecting the carrier of the regimental colours in the field of battle. Also: a similar rank in the Royal Marines. Abbreviation CSgt., C/Sgt.The rank was created in 1813 by George IV, then Prince Regent, as a recognition of the service of non-commissioned officers in the Peninsular War (1808–14). It was replaced by company quartermaster sergeant in 1914, although it continued to be used as an appointment in some regiments, and was officially reintroduced in 1947. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > standard-bearer gonfaneura1250 banneour1297 bannerer1387 standarda1425 banner-bearerc1440 standard-bearerc1453 stander bearerc1475 bannerman?a1500 gonfanonera1500 bannereta1513 pendant bearer1552 ancient-bearer1579 ensign1579 ensign-bearer1579 alferez1581 gonfalonier1586 guidon1591 abanderado1598 ancient1600 porte-guidon1656 vexillary1656 pennona1661 colour sergeant1813 1813 General Order July 27 From the 25 June 1813 one Serjeant of the establishment in each Company of every Regiment of Infantry shall be designated ‘Colour Serjeant’..The duty of attending the Colours in the field shall at all times be performed by the Colour Serjeant. 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 266 Four or six serjeants are charged with the important duty of guarding the colours of the regiment: they constantly attend the officers who carry them, and are called colour-sergeants. 1890 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads (1892) 4 ‘I've drunk 'is beer a score o' times,’ said Files-on-Parade. ‘'E's drinkin' bitter beer alone,’ the Colour-Sergeant said. 1919 Athenæum 1 Aug. 695/2 The Q.M.S. (the colour-sergeant..of the Old Army) is always called the ‘Quarter Bloke’ or ‘The Bloke’. 1959 Chambers's Encycl. XI. 519 Army and Royal Marines, Colour Sergeant. Royal Air Force, Flight-Sergeant. 1996 Daily Tel. 9 May 26/6 Second only to the Victoria Cross, the CGC was awarded to Colour Sergeant Peter Humphreys. 2004 D. Reeman Knife Edge i. 24 The colour sergeant wants to stand you a drink in his mess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1813 |
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