SERGEANTY


Meaning of SERGEANTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsär-jən-tē ]

noun

( plural -geant·ies )

Etymology: Middle English sergeantie, from Anglo-French sergantie, sergeantie, from sergant sergeant

Date: 15th century

: any of numerous feudal services of a personal nature by which an estate is held of the king or other lord distinct from military tenure and from socage tenure

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.