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
“Fool boy that I was, I told a man I took to be my friend, and he told our serjeant, and my brothers-in-arms come and relieved me o’ that' burden.
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
“The serjeant was the clever one,” Asha said to Aly Mormont.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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
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