COLOUR SERGEANT


Meaning of COLOUR SERGEANT in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈcolor sergeant ) noun

an officer of middle rank in the Royal Marines

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WORD ORIGIN

with reference to the sergeant's responsibility for carrying one of the regiment's colours in a guard of honour.

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