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Meaning of sergeant at mace | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A low-ranking executive officer who carries a mace as a badge of office.

historical

Examples

“This device, preceded by a band of music, is carried in procession by the Sergeant at Mace, after whom follow a man and woman, gaily and fantastically attired, in the characters of Lord and Lady, who perform the dance to a tabor and pipe.”

“Bauthumley ended as a respectable citizen of his native Leicester, library-keeper and serjeant-at-mace.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

sergeant baker sergeant first class sergeant fish sergeant major sergeant major loach sergeant-at-arms