What does sergeant at mace mean?

sergeant at mace

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: sergean-t at -mace
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noun

A low-ranking executive officer who carries a mace as a badge of office.

Example Sentences

"This device, preceded by a band of music, is carried in procession by the Sergeant at Mace, after whom follow a man and woman, gaily and fantastically attired, in the characters of Lord and Lady, who perform the dance to a tabor and pipe."
"Bauthumley ended as a respectable citizen of his native Leicester, library-keeper and serjeant-at-mace."

Inflected Forms

sergeants at mace (plural) sergeant-at-mace (alternative) serjeant at mace (alternative) serjeant-at-mace (alternative) sergeant at the mace (alternative)

Synonyms

sergeant of the mace

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