searsanach

searsanach
a sheriff officer, estate overseer, seirseanach, auxiliary ( Arms., Sh., O'Br.); Gaelic is from the Scottish sergean, sergeand, an inferior officer in a court of justice, English serjeant, from French serjant, Latin serviens, etc. Middle Irish has sersénach, foot soldier sèarsaigeadh, charging, citation (Suth.).

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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