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sergeants

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Main Entry:
ser·geant 
          Listen to the pronunciation of sergeant
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 arms2obsolete : an officer who enforces the judgments of a court or the commands of one in authority3: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army and marine corps above a corporal and below a staff sergeant ; broadly : noncommissioned officer4: an officer in a police force ranking in the United States just below captain or sometimes lieutenant and in England just below inspector


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