See Also: serjeanty(dictionary)
SERJEANTY, Eng(law)

serjeanty (iou)



serjeanty noun. Also sergeanty. ME.
[Old French serjantie, sergantie (Anglo-Latin serjantia etc.), formed as SERGEANT: see -Y3.]
Sergeants collectively. Only in ME.
Hist. A form of feudal tenure conditional on rendering some specified personal service to the monarch. LME.
grand serjeanty: obliging the tenant to some important (esp. military) service. petty serjeanty: obliging the tenant to a minor or ceremonial service.