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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.
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Colour Sergeant — (CSgt or formerly C/Sgt) is a non commissioned rank in the Royal Marines and infantry regiments of the British Army, ranking above Sergeant and below Warrant Officer Class 2. It has a NATO [http://rankmaven.tripod.com/NATO 92 RM.htm ranking code] … Wikipedia
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Colour Sergeant — Rangabzeichen des Staff Sergeant in der US Army Rangabzeichen des Staff Sergeant in der British Army Staff Sergeant ist ein militärischer … Deutsch Wikipedia
colour-sergeant — colˈour sergeant noun A non commissioned officer, orig responsible for guarding the Colours of a regiment • • • Main Entry: ↑colour … Useful english dictionary
colour sergeant — /ˈkʌlə sadʒənt/ (say kuluh sahjuhnt) noun 1. (formerly) a sergeant who had charge of battalion or regimental colours. 2. → quartermaster sergeant. Also, color sergeant …
colour sergeant — noun a rank of non commissioned officer in the Army and Royal Marines, above sergeant and below warrant officer. Origin with ref. to the sergeant s responsibility for carrying one of the regiment s colours in a guard of honour … English new terms dictionary
COLOUR-SERGEANT — a sergeant whose duty is to guard the colours and those who carry them … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sergeant — For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). Common anglophone military ranks Navies Armies Air forces Officers Admiral of the fleet Marshal / fi … Wikipedia
