sergeant major, (UK) warrant officer class 1 (in the Finnish Army and the Finnish Air Force, or of equivalents in other militaries), (formerly) chief warrant officer (highest NCO rank, NATO: OR-9)
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 上士, composed of 上 (“super-; over-; upper”) and 士 (“learned person; soldier”), from Chinese 上士 (shàngshì, “staff sergeant of the army or air force; petty officer first class of the navy”).