serjeantry

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A form of serjeanty — A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)

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Meanings

nounserjeantry (plural serjeantries)

plural serjeantries

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of serjeanty.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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