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serjeanties

serjeanties is the plural of serjeanty.

Meaning of serjeanty

Noun

serjeanty (countable and uncountable, plural serjeanties)

  1. (historical) A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)
    • The manor of Scrivelsby in England, has since the Middle Ages, been held by the Marmion family in grand serjeanty in exchange for their service as King's or Queen's Champion.

Questions about serjeanties

What is serjeanties the plural of?
Serjeanties is the plural of serjeanty.

Words near serjeanties in the dictionary

  1. serjeant-at-arms
  2. serjeant-at-law
  3. serjeant-at-mace
  4. serjeantcies
  5. serjeantcy
  6. serjeanties
  7. serjeantries
  8. serjeantry
  9. serjeants
  10. serjeants-at-arms
  11. serjeants-at-law

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