colour sergeant
English
editNoun
editcolour sergeant (plural colour sergeants)
- (British) A non-commissioned officer in some infantry regiments of the British army, equivalent in rank to a staff sergeant in most other armies. A colour sergeant ranks above a sergeant and below a warrant officer.
- (entomology) A nymphalid butterfly, Athyma nefte, of tropical Asia.
Translations
editofficer of the British army
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References
edit- Colour-sergeant, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
- Enlisted Ranks and Insignia of the British Army