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noun
1.
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
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U.S. Air Force. any noncommissioned officer above the rank of airman first class.
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a police officer ranking immediately below a captain or a lieutenant in the U.S. and immediately below an inspector in Britain.
4.
EXPANDa title of a particular office or function at the court of a monarch (often used in combination): sergeant of the larder; sergeant-caterer.
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Also called sergeant at law. British. (formerly) a member of a superior order of barristers.
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(initial capital letter) a surface-to-surface, single-stage, U.S. ballistic missile.
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COLLAPSEa tenant by military service, below the rank of knight.
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Sergeant
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Example Sentences
- The detective sergeant in charge of the case did not believe in space visitors.
- He or she must, however, have the bark of a drill sergeant and the team building skills of a den mother.
- No captain or sergeant could've been expected to shut up and salute when his superior officer gave an order.
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noun
1.
a member of the royal house of England that ruled from 1461 to 1485.
2.
1st Duke of (Edmund of Langley), 1341–1402, progenitor of the house of York (son of Edward III).
4.
Yorkshire (def. 1).
5.
EXPANDAncient, Eboracum. a city in North Yorkshire, in NE England, on the Ouse: the capital of Roman Britain; cathedral. 102,700.
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a city in SE Pennsylvania: meeting of the Continental Congress 1777–78. 44,619.
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an estuary in E Virginia, flowing SE into Chesapeake Bay. 40 miles (64 km) long.
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COLLAPSECape, a cape at the NE extremity of Australia.
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| sergeant (ˈsɑːdʒənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a noncommissioned officer in certain armed forces, usually ranking above a corporal |
| 2. | a. (in Britain) a police officer ranking between constable and inspector |
| b. (in the US) a police officer ranking below a captain | |
| 3. | See sergeant at arms |
| 4. | a court or municipal officer who has ceremonial duties |
| 5. | (formerly) a tenant by military service, not of knightly rank |
| 6. | See serjeant at law |
| [C12: from Old French sergent, from Latin serviēns, literally: serving, from servīre to | |
| sergeancy | |
| —n | |
| 'sergeantship | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
York
city in n. England, O.E. Eoforwic, earlier Eborakon (c.150), an ancient Celtic name, probably meaning "Yew-Tree Estate," but Eburos may also be a personal name. Yorkshire pudding is recorded from 1747; Yorkshire terrier first attested 1872; short form Yorkie is from 1950.
EXPANDsergeant
c.1200, "servant," from O.Fr. sergent, from M.L. servientum (nom. serviens) "servant, vassal, soldier" (in L.L. "public official"), from L. servientem "serving," prp. of servire "to serve" (see serve); cognate with Sp. sirviente, It. servente. Specific sense of "military servant"
is attested from late 13c.; that of "officer whose duty is to enforce judgments of a tribunal or legislative body" is from c.1300 (sergeant at arms is attested from late 14c.). Meaning "non-commissioned military officer" first recorded 1540s. Originally a much more important rank than presently. As a police rank, in Great Britain from 1839. Colloquial shortening sarge is attested from 1867. M.E. alternative spelling serjeant (from O.Fr.) was retained in Britain in special use as title of a superior order of barristers (c.1300, from legal L. serviens ad legem, "one who serves (the king) in matters of law"), abolished 1880, from which Common Law judges were chosen; also used of certain other officers of the royal household. sergeant-major is from 1570s.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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