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Serjeant in a sentence

Serjeant meaning

  1. Archaic spelling of sergeant.
  2. Ellipsis of serjeant-at-law.

Synonyms of Serjeant

serjeant-at-law sergeant-at-law sergeant barrister

Related words

Other words often associated with Serjeant or its synonyms:

lawyer lawman attorney

Using Serjeant

  • The main meaning on this page is: Archaic spelling of sergeant. | Ellipsis of serjeant-at-law.
  • Useful related words include: serjeant-at-law, sergeant-at-law, sergeant, barrister.
  • In the example corpus, serjeant often appears in combinations such as: serjeant who, cllr serjeant.

Context around Serjeant

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cllr 2× marcus 1× commons 1× amanda 1× yeoman 1× assistant 1×

Often after:

roger 1×

Sentence patterns with Serjeant

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a yeoman serjeant but the 1× and her serjeant at arms 1× cllr serjeant also said 1× cllr serjeant who is 1× leader amanda serjeant who is 1× mackenzie or serjeant roger lamb 1× marcus serjeant 17 positioned 1× office of serjeant at arms 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

black rod also 1× chesterfield borough council 1× cllr serjeant also 1× cllr serjeant who 1× here she stayed 1× many first hand 1×

Common sentence endings:

and services open 1× arms barry mitford 1× commons chamber armed 1× directly at her 1× house of peers 1× late american war 1×

Words around Serjeant

Just before it in the word index:

serj 2 seriziat 2 serizawa 9 seriton 2 seriti 4 seriousness 366

Just after it in the word index:

serka 2 serkan 7 serkin 3 serkis 38 serle 2 serling 28

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Serjeant

  • In this selection, "serjeant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cllr, marcus, commons and roger stand out and add context to how "serjeant" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a yeoman serjeant but the and and her serjeant at arms. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "serjeant" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with serjeant

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cllr Serjeant also said: “We do not take any of these decisions lightly. (13 words)

Tradition still dictates that only the Serjeant at Arms may enter the Commons chamber armed. (15 words)

He said: 'It was an honour to become a yeoman warder and then a yeoman serjeant - but the yeoman gaoler position tops the lot. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Chesterfield Borough Council Deputy Leader Amanda Serjeant, who is also the Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management, said an awful lot of work is going into ‘sweating’ the council’s assets in an effort to keep its buildings and services open. (42 words)

Once the door was opened again, the official - accompanied by the Commons' Serjeant-at-Arms Ugbana Oyet - told a packed chamber: 'Mr Speaker, the King commands this honourable House to attend His Majesty immediately in the House of Peers'. (39 words)

Marcus Serjeant, 17, positioned himself on the junction between The Mall and Horseguards Road and, when Her Majesty rode by, and fired off six blank rounds from a starting gun while pointing the weapon directly at her. (37 words)

Example sentences (11)

Marcus Serjeant, 17, positioned himself on the junction between The Mall and Horseguards Road and, when Her Majesty rode by, and fired off six blank rounds from a starting gun while pointing the weapon directly at her.

Once the door was opened again, the official - accompanied by the Commons' Serjeant-at-Arms Ugbana Oyet - told a packed chamber: 'Mr Speaker, the King commands this honourable House to attend His Majesty immediately in the House of Peers'.

Chesterfield Borough Council Deputy Leader Amanda Serjeant, who is also the Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management, said an awful lot of work is going into ‘sweating’ the council’s assets in an effort to keep its buildings and services open.

Cllr Serjeant also said: “We do not take any of these decisions lightly.

Cllr Serjeant, who is also the Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management, had told the authority’s Resilient Council Scrutiny Committee meeting, on January 25: “We get a tiny bit more.

Here she stayed with her beloved staff, including Page of the Backstairs Paul Whybrew - who is 6ft 6in and nicknamed Tall Paul - and her Serjeant-at-Arms Barry Mitford.

He said: 'It was an honour to become a yeoman warder and then a yeoman serjeant - but the yeoman gaoler position tops the lot.

Black Rod also holds the office of Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords, and in this capacity attends upon the Lord Speaker.

Many first hand accounts of the American War of Independence can be found in "the Diary of Lieutenant Frederick Mackenzie" or Serjeant Roger Lamb's "Original and Authentic Journal of Occurrences During the Late American War".

The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod's duties may be delegated to the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod or to the Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms.

Tradition still dictates that only the Serjeant at Arms may enter the Commons chamber armed.

Common combinations with serjeant

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "serjeant" in a sentence?
An example: "Marcus Serjeant, 17, positioned himself on the junction between The Mall and Horseguards Road and, when Her Majesty rode by, and fired off six blank rounds from a starting gun while pointing the weapon directly at her." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "serjeant" from authentic English texts.
What does "serjeant" mean?
Serjeant means: Archaic spelling of sergeant.
What are synonyms of "serjeant"?
Common synonyms of "serjeant" include: serjeant-at-law, sergeant-at-law, sergeant, barrister.
How many example sentences with "serjeant" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "serjeant", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.