sergeant-at-arms
21sergeant-at-arms — /sadʒənt ət ˈamz/ (say sahjuhnt uht ahmz) noun 1. an officer of a lower house of parliament, as the Australian House of Representatives, whose office is responsible for various administrative tasks in parliament house, such as delivering messages …
22sergeant-at-arms — Mālama puka …
23sergeant-at-arms — Officer appointed by, and attending on, a legislative body or court, whose principal duties are to preserve order during the sessions of such body …
24sergeant-at-arms — An officer of a legislative body or society who is appointed to enforce its rules and orders of procedure and decorum for the conduct of a meeting …
25Sergeant — Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military officers. In… …
26sergeant — Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military officers. In… …
27Sergeant major — Sergeant Ser geant, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, entis, p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.] [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military… …
28sergeant — [sär′jənt] n. [ME serjaunt < OFr sergant < L serviens, serving < servire, to SERVE] 1. former a feudal servant who attended his master in battle 2. SERGEANT AT ARMS 3. ☆ a) U.S. Army U.S. Marine Corps a noncommissioned officer of the… …
29sergeant — (n.) c.1200, servant, from O.Fr. sergent, from M.L. servientum (nom. serviens) servant, vassal, soldier (in L.L. public official ), from L. servientem serving, prp. of servire to serve (see SERVE (Cf. serve)); cognate with Sp. sirviente, It …
30sergeant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. noncommissioned officer, NCO; staff sergeant, sergeant major, top sergeant, top [kick] (sl.), gunny (sl.), etc. See combatant. II (Roget s IV) n. Kinds of sergeants include: master sergeant, staff… …
