serjant

Old French

Etymology

Variant spelling of sergent, from Latin servientem, accusative of serviēns (“serving”), present participle of serviō (“I serve”).

Noun

serjant m (oblique plural serjanz or serjantz, nominative singular serjanz or serjantz, nominative plural serjant)

a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Tot maintenant la dameisele
  Un suen serjant privé apele.
  Right away, the lady
  
  Calls her own sergeant

Descendants

English: sergeant
French: sergeant

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