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• Serjeant-at-Arms — A Serjeant at Arms (also spelled Sergeant at Arms, and sometimes Serjeant at Arms) is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word serjeant is derived from the Latin serviens ,… …   Wikipedia

• Michael Cummins (Serjeant-at-Arms) — Sir Michael John Austin Cummins was the Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons between 2000 and 2005.[1] References ^ http://www.parliament.the stationery office.co.uk/pa/cm200405/cmhansrd/vo041220/debtext/41220 14.htm Parliament of the …   Wikipedia

• serjeant at arms — UK [ˌsɑː(r)dʒənt ət ˈɑː(r)mz] / US [ˌsɑrdʒənt ət ˈɑrmz] noun [countable] Word forms serjeant at arms : singular serjeant at arms plural serjeants at arms [plural] an official in a court of law or in parliament in the UK whose job is to make… …   English dictionary

• serjeant at arms — UK [ˌsɑː(r)dʒənt ət ˈɑː(r)mz] US [ˌsɑrdʒənt ət ˈɑrmz] noun [countable] [singular serjeant at arms plural ˌserjeants at ˈarms] [plural] an official in a court of law or in par …   Useful english dictionary

• serjeant-at-arms — (also sergeant at arms) noun (plural serjeants at arms) 1》 an official of a legislative assembly whose duties include maintaining order and security. 2》 historical a knight or armed officer in the service of the monarch or a lord …   English new terms dictionary

• Ceremonial mace — The ceremonial mace is a highly ornamented staff of metal or wood, carried before a sovereign or other high official in civic ceremonies by a mace bearer, intended to represent the official s authority. The mace, as used today, derives from the… …   Wikipedia

• Lances fournies — The Lances fournies was a medieval army squad, that would have surrounded a knight in battle, consisting of a four to ten man team built of squires (man at arms, (usually mounted swordsmen), archers, attendants (pages) and the knight himself.… …   Wikipedia

• Serjeanty — Tenure by serjeanty was a form of land holding in Medieval England (and is also used of similar forms in Continental Europe) under the feudal system, intermediate between tenure by knight service and tenure in socage.Origins and developmentIt… …   Wikipedia

• serjeant — n. 1 (in full serjeant at law, pl. serjeants at law) hist. a barrister of the highest rank. 2 Brit. (in official lists) a sergeant in the Army. Phrases and idioms: Common Serjeant Brit. a circuit judge of the Central Criminal Court with duties in …   Useful english dictionary

• William Bruges — (c. 1375 ndash; 9 March 1450) was an English officer of arms. He is best remembered as the first person appointed to the post of Garter King of Arms, which is currently the highest heraldic office in England.OriginsWilliam Bruges was the son of… …   Wikipedia

• Saffron Walden — infobox UK place country = England official name= Saffron Walden latitude= 52.0262 longitude= 0.2449 population = 15,095 shire district= Uttlesford shire county = Essex region= East of England constituency westminster= Saffron Walden post town=… …   Wikipedia