grand serjeanty
English
Alternative forms
grand sergeanty
Noun
grand
serjeanty
(
law
,
historical
)
A
kind
of
land
tenure
by
serjeanty
(
i.e.
,
requiring
personal
service
other than
military service
)
direct
from a
lord paramount
,
typically
the
king
.
Hypernyms
serjeanty
,
tenant-in-chief
Coordinate terms
petit serjeanty