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Scherge, masculine, ‘beadle, sergeant,’ from Middle High German schęrge, schęrje, masculine (for the change of rg to rj, Modern High German rg, see Ferge ‘usher (of a court), bailiff, beadle’ Old High German scęrjo, scario, scaro, ‘captain, leader of a troop’; a derivative of Schar.