n. The rank or office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The office of a sergeant; sergeantship.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as sergeantship.
Word Usage
"Dumas, père, was the son of General Dumas, another extraordinary figure who rose from a sergeancy to the post of general-inchief in the armies of France in twenty-two months."