sergeant at arms

ser·geant at arm

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Definitions of sergeant at arms words

noun sergeant at arms an executive officer of a legislative or other body, whose duty it is to enforce its commands, preserve order, etc. 1
noun sergeant at arms officer of lawmaking body: keeps order 1
noun sergeant at arms an officer of a legislative or fraternal body responsible for maintaining internal order 0
noun sergeant at arms (formerly) an officer who served a monarch or noble, esp as an armed attendant 0
noun sergeant at arms an officer appointed to keep order in a legislature, court, social club, etc. 0

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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