Main Entry: ser·geant

Pronunciation: \ˈsär-jənt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, servant, attendant, sergeant, from Anglo-French sergant, serjant, from Latin servient-, serviens, present participle of servire to serve

Date: 13th century

1 : sergeant at arms
2 obsolete : an officer who enforces the judgments of a court or the commands of one in authority
3 : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army and marine corps above a corporal and below a staff sergeant; broadly : noncommissioned officer
4 : an officer in a police force ranking in the United States just below captain or sometimes lieutenant and in England just below inspector