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| ser·geant [ srjənt ] (plural ser·geants) |
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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
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2. police rank: a police officer of a rank below a lieutenant
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| [12th century. Via Old French sergent "servant" < Latin servient-, present participle of servire (see serve)] |
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 ser·gean·cy noun |
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