sergeancy
English
Etymology
From Middle English sergeancie, from Anglo-Norman serjancie and Medieval Latin serjantia, sergantia. Compare sergeanty.
Noun
sergeancy (plural sergeancies)
- (archaic) The role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
Alternative forms
References
- “sergeancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.