Assertion: sergeant's power | /r/CapableOf | become formal
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The great councils of the Norman reigns which assembled at Christmas and the other great festivals, were in appearance a continuation of the Witenagemots, but the power of the barons became very formal in the presence of such despotic monarchs as William the Conqueror and his sons.