sergeancy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sergeancy (plural sergeancies)

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

Alternative forms

• sergeantcy
• serjeancy

References

• “sergeancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.