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Meaning
Noun
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In Military, Military ranks & People:
UK
army
rank
with NATO
code
OR-6,
senior
to
corporal
and
junior
to
warrant officer
rank
s.
●
The
highest
rank
of
noncommissioned officer
in some non-naval
military
forces
and police.
●
In Law:
A
lawyer
of the
highest
rank
,
equivalent
to the
doctor
of
civil
law.
●
In British English:
A
title
sometimes
given to
the
servants
of the sovereign.
●
In Percoid fish:
A
fish
, the cobia.
●
In Limenitidine butterflies:
Any of various
nymphalid
butterflies
of the
genus
Athyma;
distinct
from the
false
sergeants.
●
A bailiff.
●
A
servant
in
monastic
offices.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for a servant.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
sergeant
English
sergeant
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Regiment
Sheriff
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Guy
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Manager
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Rhymes
Argent
Sergeant
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