serjeant-at-arms

1. 1.

   an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands

   Synonymssergeant at arms

   Broaderofficeholder

   legislature

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What does serjeant-at-arms mean?

serjeant-at-arms means "an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands".

How many syllables are in serjeant-at-arms?

serjeant-at-arms has 5 syllables and divides as ser-je-an-t-a-t-arms under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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