Dictionary Definition
serjeant n : an English barrister of the highest
rank [syn: serjeant-at-law,
sergeant-at-law,
sergeant]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- alternative spelling of sergeant
Extensive Definition
Serjeant may be:
- The holder of a serjeanty, a type of feudal land-holding in England
- A generally obsolete spelling of Sergeant, although still used in some English regiments, and for Serjeants at Arms
- Serjeant-at-law, an obsolete class of barrister in England and Ireland