under-sergeant
English
noun
Definitions
- (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank immediately below a sergeant; corporal.
Etymology
Prefix from English sergeant.
Origin
English
sergeant
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sergeant English
- sergeantry English
- sergeantship English
- serviēns Latin
- Sergeant German
- сержа́нт Russian
- sergeant Middle English
- sáirsint Irish
- seàirdeant Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sarjant Manx
- ဆာဂျင် Burmese
- 沙展 Chinese
- saiden Tok Pisin