Serjeant

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of sergeant. alt-of, archaic

    "Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man."

  2. 2
    an English barrister of the highest rank wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of serjeant-at-law. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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sergeantsergeant-at-lawserjeant at lawserjeant-at-law

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"Jones did not think fit to acquaint the serjeant with his design; though he might have done it with great safety, for the halberdier was himself a man of honour, and had killed his man."

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