sergeantship

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noun

The qualities, role, or position of a sergeant.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English sergeant →
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Meanings

nounsergeantship (countable and uncountable, plural sergeantships)

plural sergeantships

  1. countableuncountableThe qualities, role, or position of a sergeant.

Origin

  1. Englishsergeant
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishsergeantship

From sergeant + -ship.

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APA

sergeantship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sergeantship

MLA

“sergeantship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sergeantship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sergeantship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sergeantship.

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