Definition of Serjeanties

1. serjeanty [n] - See also: serjeanty

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serjeanties

serious
serious-minded
serious-mindedness
serious music
seriously
seriousness
seriousnesses
seriph
seriphs
serir
serirs
seriscission
serjeant
serjeant-at-arms
serjeant-at-law
serjeanties (current term)
serjeantries
serjeantry
serjeants
serjeanty
serk
serkali
serkalis
serks
sermocination
sermocinations
sermon
sermoned
sermoneer
sermoneers

Literary usage of Serjeanties

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I by Frederick Pollock, Frederic William Maitland (1899)
"... and what were called ' petty' serjeanties. To this [p. 271] matter we must return; but by means of the rules to which allusion has here been made, ..."

2. Lancashire Inquests, Extents, and Feudal Aids by Lancashire (England), William Farrer (1903)
"OF THE serjeanties OF LANCASTER, ... Know ye that for the expense and for the delay which the men holding our serjeanties, which have been alienated in the ..."

3. Studies in English Official Historical Documents by Hubert Hall (1908)
"The class referred to is composed of the more purely feudal inquisitions connected with such matters as serjeanties, wardships, escheats, ..."

4. Studies in English Official Historical Documents by Hubert Hall (1908)
"The class referred to is composed of the more purely feudal inquisitions connected with such matters as serjeanties, wardships, escheats, ..."

5. Mediaeval England, 1066-1350 by Mary Bateson (1903)
"SLINGS OF WARFARE. XI FARMING I. Military tenants as farmers—2. The serjeanties—3. A bailiff's correspondence—4. The position of the villains. ..."

6. Serviens Ad Legem: A Report of Proceedings Before the Judicial Committee of ...by James Manning, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas by James Manning, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas (1840)
"Besides these special military services, another class of serjeanties was ... A third class of serjeanties was provided for the executing of offices, ..."

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