- Sergeant at law
Sergeant at law (engl., spr. ßārdschent oder ßördschent ätt lao), in England Bezeichnung für die höhern Barristers (s. Barrister).
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Sergeant at law
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sergeant-at-law — (Amer.) special type of British lawyer … English contemporary dictionary
sergeant-at-law — noun an English barrister of the highest rank • Syn: ↑serjeant at law, ↑serjeant, ↑sergeant • Hypernyms: ↑barrister * * * variant of serjeant at law … Useful english dictionary
sergeant — sergeancy /sahr jeuhn see/, sergeantship, n. /sahr jeuhnt/, n. 1. a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal. 2. U.S. Air Force. any noncommissioned officer above the rank of airman first class. 3. a police officer ranking… … Universalium
Sergeant — Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military officers. In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sergeant — Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military officers. In… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sergeant major — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sergeant-at-arms — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Sergeant (disambiguation) — Sergeant, or Serjeant may refer to:*Sergeant, a police, or military rank *Serjeant at law, an obsolete legal rank *Serjeant at Arms, an agent of a legislative body tasked with keeping orderPeople with the name Sergeant*John Sergeant (politician)… … Wikipedia
sergeant — (n.) c.1200, servant, from O.Fr. sergent, from M.L. servientum (nom. serviens) servant, vassal, soldier (in L.L. public official ), from L. servientem serving, prp. of servire to serve (see SERVE (Cf. serve)); cognate with Sp. sirviente, It … Etymology dictionary
