Sergeant (Noun)
Meaning 1
An English barrister of the highest rank.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- A King's Sergeant was the highest rank of barrister at the English Bar before the rank of King's Counsel was introduced in 1837.
- The King himself appointed the King's Sergent, a mark of the prestige and esteem in which the office was held.
- The King's Sergeant was the sole authority for arguing the most complex cases in the courts of common law.
- By tradition the King's Sergeant took precedence over all other counsel and it was not until the end of the 19th century that King's Counsel were given precedence.
- The office was abolished in 1875 when it was merged with the office of Queen's Counsel to form the single rank of Queen's Counsel.
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Meaning 2
Any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
A lawman with the rank of sergeant.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.