SERJEANTY

Meaning of SERJEANTY in English

■ noun ( plural serjeanties ) historical a form of feudal tenure conditional on rendering some personal service to the monarch.

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SERJEANTY — Usage: British see: sergeanty
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SERJEANTY — noun see sergeanty
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SERJEANTY — /sahr"jeuhn tee/ , n. Medieval Eng. Law. a form of land tenure in which a tenant holding of the king …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SERJEANTY — Usage: British variant of sergeanty
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GRAND SERJEANTY — noun see grand sergeanty
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PETIT SERJEANTY — /pet"ee/ , Medieval Eng. Law. serjeanty in which the tenant renders services of an impersonal nature to the king, as …
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GRAND SERJEANTY — Medieval Eng. Law. serjeanty in which the tenant rendered services of a personal, honorary nature to the king, as carrying …
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SERJEANT, SERJEANTY — [ser.jeant, ser.jeanty] var of sergeant, sergeanty
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PETIT SERGEANTY — ˈped.]ē, ˈpet], ]i-\ noun Etymology: Anglo-French petit serjeanty, literally, small sergeanty 1. : the rendering of an implement of war …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRAND SERGEANTY — noun or grand serjeanty Etymology: Middle English graunte sergeaunte, literally, large sergeanty, from Anglo-French grand serjeanty : sergeanty requiring some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SERGEANTY — /sahr"jeuhn tee/ , n. Medieval Eng. Law. serjeanty.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SERGEANTY — also spelled Sergeantry, Serjeanty, or Serjeantry, in European feudal society, a form of land tenure granted in return for the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAGNA CARTA — John, by the grace of God, king of England, lord of Ireland, duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and count of …
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