serjaunt

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cerjawnt, sargeant, sargeaunt, sargiant, sarjant, sarjawnt, sergant, sergaunt, sergeant, sergeaunt, sergiant, serjant, serjawnt, serjeant, serjeaunt

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French sergeant, from Medieval Latin serviēns. Doublet of servaunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛrˈd͡ʒa(u̯)nt/, /ˈsɛrd͡ʒa(u̯)nt/

Noun

serjaunt (plural serjauntes or serjauns)

1. A servant or attendant at a noble household:
   1. (by extension) One who serves a religious cause.
   2. The chief officer of a household department.
2. An infantryman, especially a squire.
3. A law enforcement officer charged with apprehending and ordering summons.
4. A legal sergeant; a serjeant-at-law.

Descendants

• English: sergeant
  • → Manx: sarjant
• Scots: sairjint

References

• “serǧeaunt, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.