sergeant-at-arms n. (Also serjeant-at-arms, †sergeant of arms.) †(a) In early use gen.: an armed officer in the service of a lord (cf. sense 1); spec.…
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释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > officials (3) sergeant-at-arms1377 sergeant-at-arms n. (Also serjeant-at-arms, †sergeant of arms.) †(a) In early use gen.: an armed officer in the service of a lord (cf. sense 1); spec.… receivera1650 Also (esp. in or as a title) with capital initial. A person who receives something on behalf of others. A person appointed at the commencement of… reading clerk1670 (British) one of the clerks to the House of Lords; (U.S.) a clerk who reads out and presents bills and other notices in a legislative assembly. |
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