serjeanty

or ser·geant·y

[ sahr-juhn-tee ]

noun

, Medieval English Law.

1. a form of land tenure in which a tenant holding of the king rendered him exclusive services in a status below that of a knight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of serjeanty¹

1300–50; Middle English sergeantie, serjantie < Old French serjantie. See sergeant, -y ³

Example Sentences

Grand serjeanty is of course included by parity under military service.

From Project Gutenberg

In the servientes Regis who have been enfeoffed in divers counties we may see the predecessors of the tenants by serjeanty.

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It tells us, further, that he held them by serjeanty—'et est venator leporum, et facit servitium'.

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