SERGEANT AT ARMS
Dictionary entry overview: What does sergeant at arms mean? • SERGEANT AT ARMS (noun)
The noun SERGEANT AT ARMS has 1 sense:
1. an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
Familiarity information: SERGEANT AT ARMS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SERGEANT AT ARMS (noun)
Meaning:
An officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
sergeant at arms; serjeant-at-arms
Hypernyms ("sergeant at arms" is a kind of...):
officeholder; officer (someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust)
Domain category:
general assembly; law-makers; legislative; legislative assembly; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)
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