Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at serjeant.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Serjeant.

Examples

  • Serjeant, why doft not carry him to prifon f Serjeant*

    A Select Collection of Old Plays 1780

  • Wouldn't call Serjeant at Arms the security services just yet!

    Key Decision for Serjeant Kerron Cross 2006

  • Wilkes replied, with affected gravity, "Nay, sire, don't call Serjeant Glynn a friend of mine; the fellow was a _Wilkite_, which your Majesty knows _I never was_."

    The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings Mark Lemon 1839

  • Orders of this kind are then delivered by registered post, or they can be served on a witness in person by the Serjeant at Arms. This has happened in recent years.

    Politics blog live - Thursday 9 September 2010

  • In theory the Serjeant at Arms would be despatched to fetch them, but it's not clear how this would work.

    Politics blog live - Thursday 9 September 2010

  • Apparently the police called the Speaker, the Serjeant At Arms, David Cameron and Boris Johnson but not anyone in the government; does anyone believe that?

    The Damian Green arrest Not a sheep 2008

  • Apparently the police called the Speaker, the Serjeant At Arms, David Cameron and Boris Johnson but not anyone in the government; does anyone believe that?

    Archive 2008-11-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Liberal England: Michael Martin blames the Serjeant At Arms. comment-link {margin-left:. 6em;}

    Michael Martin blames the Serjeant At Arms 2008

  • The Conservatives have asked why she should have been made an MBE and the reply from Mr Martin's spokesman was that she had been nominated by the Serjeant-at-Arms office and couldn't say if the Speaker had been involved.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • The Conservatives have asked why she should have been made an MBE and the reply from Mr Martin's spokesman was that she had been nominated by the Serjeant-at-Arms office and couldn't say if the Speaker had been involved.

    Coincidence? Not a sheep 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.