- 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. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.