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单词 serjeanty
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serjeanty

or ser·geant·y

[ sahr-juhn-tee ]
/ ˈsɑr dʒən ti /

noun Medieval English Law.

a form of land tenure in which a tenant holding of the king rendered him exclusive services in a status below that of a knight.
Compare grand serjeanty, petit serjeanty.

Origin of serjeanty

1300–50; Middle English sergeantie, serjantie<Old French serjantie.See sergeant, -y3

Words nearby serjeanty

serious-minded, seriplane, serjeant, serjeant at arms, serjeant at law, serjeanty, Serkin, Serlio, SERM, sermon, sermonette
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Example sentences from the Web for serjeanty

  • It tells us, further, that he held them by serjeanty—'et est venator leporum, et facit servitium'.

    Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round
  • In the servientes Regis who have been enfeoffed in divers counties we may see the predecessors of the tenants by serjeanty.

    Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
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