- Sergeantry
- Sergeantry \Ser"geant*ry\, n. [CF. OF. sergenteric.] See {Sergeanty}. [R.] [Written also {serjeantry}.] [1913 Webster]
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Sergeantry
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serjeantry — Sergeantry Ser geant*ry, n. [CF. OF. sergenteric.] See {Sergeanty}. [R.] [Written also {serjeantry}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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