colour sergeant

colour sergeant

English

Noun

colour sergeant (plural colour sergeants)

1. (Britain) A non-commissioned officer in some infantry regiments of the British army, equivalent in rank to a staff sergeant in most other armies. A colour sergeant ranks above a sergeant and below a warrant officer.

Translations

officer of the British army

Irish: bratsáirsint m

Manx: sarjant mergey m

References

• Colour-sergeant, 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Enlisted Ranks and Insignia of the British Army