sergeants-at-arms

Variant of sergeant-at-arms

sergeant-at-arms definition

sergeant-at-arms (-ət ärmz′)

noun pl. sergeants-at-arms ser′geants-at-arms′

an officer appointed to keep order in a legislature, court, social club, etc.

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