SERGEANT AT ARMS

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 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)

Sense 1

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 assembly; legislative body; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)