Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - sergeant
Sergeant
sergeant
n. 1 a non-commissioned Army or Air Force officer next below warrant officer. 2 a police officer ranking below (Brit.) inspector or (US) captain. Phrases and idioms company sergeant-major Mil. the highest non-commissioned officer of a company. Sergeant Baker Austral. a large brightly-coloured marine fish, Aulopus purpurissatus. sergeant-fish a marine fish, Rachycentron canadum, with lateral stripes suggesting a chevron. sergeant-major Mil. 1 (in full regimental sergeant-major) Brit. a warrant-officer assisting the adjutant of a regiment or battalion. 2 US the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer. Derivatives sergeancy n. (pl. -ies). sergeantship n. Etymology: ME f. OF sergent f. L serviens -entis servant f. servire SERVE
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noun Etymology: Middle English, servant, attendant, ~, from Anglo-French sergant, serjant, from Latin servient-, serviens, present participle of servire to serve Date: 13th century ~ at arms, an officer who enforces the judgments of a court or the commands of one in authority, a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army and marine corps above a corporal and below a staff ~, an officer in a police force ranking in the United States just below captain or sometimes lieutenant and in England just below inspector ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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