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sergeant

ser·geant [ srjənt ] (plural ser·geants)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. military rank: a noncommissioned officer of a rank above corporal in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps, in the British or Canadian armies and air forces, or in the British Royal Marines

2. police rank: a police officer of a rank below a lieutenant

[12th century. Via Old French sergent "servant" < Latin servient-, present participle of servire (see serve)]

ser·gean·cy noun
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