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sergeancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sergean-cy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English sergeancie, from Anglo-Norman serjancie and Medieval Latin serjantia, sergantia. Compare sergeanty.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sergeancie, serjancie, serjantia

Usage

Inflected Forms

sergeancies (plural) sergeantcy (alternative) serjeancy (alternative)

Questions

What does sergeancy mean?
The role, rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
Where does sergeancy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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