1. Hist. A person who is not a knight but holds lands by tenure of military service.
2. Hist. A municipal officer performing duties for the Crown.
3. Hist. A bailiff.
4. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.
5. A noncommissioned officer in the armed forces ranking a grade above a corporal.
6. An officer in the police force ranking below a captain or lieutenant. — Also spelled serjeant. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 180(2). C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 476–477.]