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sergeancy

sergeancy noun: the role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.

Noun

sergeancy (plural sergeancies)

  1. (archaic) The role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.

Forms of sergeancy

pluralsergeancies
alternative formsergeantcy
alternative formserjeancy

Origin of sergeancy

From Middle English sergeancie, from Anglo-Norman serjancie and Medieval Latin serjantia, sergantia. Compare sergeanty.

Questions about sergeancy

What does sergeancy mean?
Sergeancy means the role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
What part of speech is sergeancy?
Sergeancy is a noun.
What is the plural of sergeancy?
The plural of sergeancy is sergeancies.

Words near sergeancy in the dictionary

  1. serg
  2. sergal
  3. sergals
  4. serge
  5. sergeancies
  6. sergeancy
  7. sergeant
  8. sergeant at mace
  9. sergeant baker
  10. sergeant bakers
  11. sergeant first class

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