sergeant

English

/ˈsɑː.dʒənt/, /ˈsɑɹ.dʒənt/

noun
Definitions
  • (military) UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
  • The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.
  • (legal) A lawyer of the highest rank, equivalent to the doctor of civil law.
  • (UK)
  • A fish, the cobia.
  • Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the of the genus ; distinguished from the false sergeants.
  • A bailiff.
  • A servant in monastic offices.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sergeant derived from Old French sergeant derived from Latin servientem, serviēns (sergeant, serving, servant).

Origin

Latin

serviēns

Gloss

sergeant, serving, servant

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

曹

Emoji

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