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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands;
[syn: sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sergeant at arms
    n 1: an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains
         order and executes commands [syn: sergeant at arms,
         serjeant-at-arms]


Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

SERGEANT AT ARMS, An officer appointed by a legislative body, whose duties
are to enforce the orders given by such bodies, generally under the warrant
of its presiding officer.