serjeant
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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They have been advised on what entrances are being kept open for their safety, and told that anyone who is worried should contact the serjeant at arms.
From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2016
They have been advised on what entrances are being kept open for their safety, and told that anyone who is worried should contact the serjeant at arms.
From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2016
They went single file—the serjeant with the lantern, then Theon and Lady Dustin, her other man behind them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Her serjeant had to go find an axe before he could pull it open, hinges screaming, to reveal stone steps spiraling down into darkness.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
I was conducted by a soldier to a warehouse requisitioned by the Ethiopian Regiment as a barracks, and there presented to a white serjeant by the name of Clippinger, that he might transact the enlistment.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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