Serjeant-at-Arms

E896981

official position parliamentary officer royal officer

A Serjeant-at-Arms is a royal or parliamentary officer responsible for maintaining order, security, and ceremonial duties within a sovereign’s household or legislative body.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Serjeant-at-Arms Office	1
Serjeant-at-Arms or equivalent officer of the Tasmanian Legislative Council	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official position ⓘ parliamentary officer ⓘ royal officer ⓘ
associatedWith	parliament ⓘ royal court ⓘ
ceremonialFunction	announcing the arrival of dignitaries ⓘ carrying the mace into the chamber ⓘ
dutyIncludes	ensuring safety of members ⓘ executing warrants of the house ⓘ managing physical facilities of the chamber ⓘ summoning individuals to appear before the house ⓘ
employs	doorkeepers ⓘ security staff ⓘ
etymology	derived from "sergeant" meaning servant or attendant at arms NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundInCountry	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundInInstitution	Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ provincial or state legislatures in Westminster systems ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	parliamentary precincts ⓘ
hasRole	maintain order ⓘ perform ceremonial duties ⓘ provide security ⓘ
historicalOrigin	medieval royal household ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom	royal warrant or commission ⓘ standing orders of the chamber ⓘ
operatesIn	legislative body ⓘ sovereign’s household ⓘ
performs	ceremonial processions ⓘ formal announcements ⓘ
relatedConcept	contempt of parliament ⓘ parliamentary privilege ⓘ
relatedPosition	Doorkeeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Usher of the Black Rod NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	presiding officer of the chamber ⓘ sovereign or representative of the sovereign ⓘ
responsibleFor	controlling access to the chamber ⓘ enforcing rules of a legislative chamber ⓘ escorting members ⓘ guarding the mace ⓘ removing disorderly persons ⓘ
symbol	mace ⓘ
typicalRank	senior administrative officer of the chamber ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Standing Orders of the Legislative Council → definesRoleOf → Serjeant-at-Arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Serjeant-at-Arms or equivalent officer of the Tasmanian Legislative Council

Household of Charles II of England → employs → Serjeant-at-Arms ⓘ

Clerk of the House of Representatives (Australia) → hasOffice → Serjeant-at-Arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Serjeant-at-Arms Office