English
sergeantess
Sergeantess comes from Middle English sergeantesse.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sergeantesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1684sergeantess
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sergeantesse
- Englishearliest quotation 1684sergeantess
Earliest quotation: 1684, The Parliament of Women, A Compleat History of the Proceedings and Debates: “Mrs. Taradoodle,Sergeantess at Mace.”
Formed from sergeant + -ess
Latin serviō ‘serve, be a slave to’
Latin serviēns ‘serving’
Medieval Latin servientem
Old French sergeant
Middle English sergeant
English sergeant
Every English word from Middle English sergeantesse
Today it means
noun A female sergeant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English sergeantesse / sergeantess