Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serjeanty

/ˈsɑːrdʒənti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: ser-jean-ty
IPA: /ˈsɑːrdʒənti/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The manor of Scrivelsby in England, has since the Middle Ages, been held by the Marmion family in grand serjeanty in exchange for their service as King's or Queen's Champion."

Etymology

From Middle English sergeauntie, serjaunte, from Old French serjantie, sergantie and Medieval Latin serjantia, sergantia. Compare sergeancy.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sergeauntie, serjantie, serjantia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɑːrdʒənti/
British English: /ˈsɑːdʒənti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

serjeanties (plural) sergeanty (alternative) sergeantry (alternative) serjanty (alternative, obsolete) serjeantry (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

knight's fee knight service

Questions

How do you pronounce serjeanty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑːrdʒənti/.
What does serjeanty mean?: A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)
Where does serjeanty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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