serjeantyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English sergeauntie, serjaunte, from Old French serjantie, sergantie and Medieval Latin serjantia, sergantia. Compare sergeancy.

名詞

serjeanty (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 serjeanties)

1. (law, historical) A kind of land tenure requiring some service to the land's chief lord—other than military service—as an obligation to maintain possession.

   The manor of Scrivelsby in England, has since the Middle Ages, been held by the Marmion family in grand serjeanty in exchange for their service as King's or Queen's Champion.