Serjeanty
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Related to petty serjeanty: Serjeanty tenure, Grand serjeanty
SERJEANTY, Eng. law. A species of service which cannot be due or performed from a tenant to any lord but the king; and is either grand or petit serjeanty.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.