单词 | serjeant-at-arms |
释义 | serjeant-at-arms(North American sergeant-at-arms) noun (plural serjeants-at-arms) 1An official of a legislative assembly whose duty includes maintaining order and security.The legislature serjeant-at-arms said the road will be closed from 6am near the Ministerial Complex and all vehicles from the directions of East London and Zwelitsha will be diverted to Maitland Road near the garage....
1.1British historical A knight or armed officer in the service of the monarch or a lord.It has been claimed that the household sergeants-at-arms of Richard ‘the Lionheart’ were the first English military police, and the English army of the 16th century had a few ‘tipstaves’ who exercised limited powers. |
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