sergeant
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noun
a
noncommissioned
officer
in the
armed force
s, in particular (in the
US Army
or
Marine Corps
) an
NCO
ranking
above
corporal
and below
staff sergeant
, or (in the
US Air Force
) an
NCO
ranking
above
airman
and below
staff sergeant
.
〘軍〙 軍曹(⦅略⦆
Sgt.
,
Serg.
,
Sergt.
)〘下士官の1階級〙; (米陸軍・海兵隊の)3等軍曹, (米空軍の)4等軍曹, (英陸・空軍の)軍曹〘
corporal
の上の階級〙
British
a
police
officer
ranking
below an
inspector
.
巡査部長⦅英⦆ では
inspector
の下で
constable
の上の階級
US
a
police officer
rank
ing below a
lieutenant
.
巡査部長⦅米⦆では
captain
/
lieutenant
の下;
DERIVATIVES
sergeancy
| ˈsärj(ə)nsē | noun (plural sergeancies)
ORIGIN
Middle English
: from
Old French
sergent
, from
Latin
servient-
‘
serving
’, from the verb
servire
. Early use was as a general term meaning ‘
attendant
,
servant
’ and ‘
common
soldier
’; the term was later applied to specific
official
role
s.