plural of serjeant-at-law

(historical) A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.

(jargon, uncommon) Referring to a type of driving regarded as safe and conventional, where the position of the hands on the steering wheel of a vehicle matches the hands of a clock.

Labouring with great effort and diligence; working hard.

Energetically engaged in or working on something; going at it.

Not connived at.

poverty, or financial trouble, is threatening someone

(business) So as to generate a profit.

simple past tense and past participle of float at

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of float at