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单词 sergeant
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sergeant

[ sahr-juhnt ]
/ ˈsɑr dʒənt /
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noun

Also especially British, ser·jeant (for defs. 1-7, 9) .

Origin of sergeant

1150–1200; Middle English sergant, serjant, serjaunt<Old French sergent<Latin servient- (stem of serviēns), present participle of servīre.See serve, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM sergeant

ser·gean·cy [sahr-juhn-see], /ˈsɑr dʒən si/, ser·geant·ship, noun

Words nearby sergeant

Sereth, Serevent, serf, serfdom, serge, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sergeant at law, sergeant baker, sergeant first class, sergeantfish
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British Dictionary definitions for sergeant

sergeant
/ (ˈsɑːdʒənt) /

noun

a noncommissioned officer in certain armed forces, usually ranking above a corporal
  1. (in Britain) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector
  2. (in the US) a police officer ranking below a captain
See sergeant at arms
a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties
(formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank
See serjeant at law
Also: serjeant

Derived forms of sergeant

sergeancy (ˈsɑːdʒənsɪ) or sergeantship, noun

Word Origin for sergeant

C12: from Old French sergent, from Latin serviēns, literally: serving, from servīre to serve
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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