单词 | serjeant-at-arms |
释义 | serjeant-at-arms (once / 93066 pages) n WORD FAMILY serjeant-at-arms USAGE EXAMPLESThere were reports that the parliament’s serjeant-at-arms shot and killed a gunman inside the parliament building. The Guardian(Oct 22, 2014) All necks were craned to see the Duke arrive, and even the repeated calls of the Serjeant-at-Arms demanding silence were now left unheeded. Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, The Tangled Skein(2011) Ordered, That Lewis Price, Esquire, be sent for, in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House. Bradlaugh, Charles, The True Story of my Parliamentary...(2011) n an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands Syn|Hyper sergeant at arms officeholder, officer someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust |
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