n.
Pronunciation: ' sär-j ə nt
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 U.S. just below captain or sometimes lieutenant and in England just below inspector