serjeanty
noun
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.
sergeanty
-
a variation of
serjeanty.
Example Sentences
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The abbot also did the like thing in respect of the sergeanty of Adam the infirmarer, upon payment of one hundred shillings.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Jocelin de Brakelond
