A wand, rod, or staff carried as a symbol of office, authority, etc.; hence in figurative phrase under the yard, under (the) rule or discipline (of)…
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| 释义 | society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > staff or rod (35) yardc1275 A wand, rod, or staff carried as a symbol of office, authority, etc.; hence in figurative phrase under the yard, under (the) rule or discipline (of)… tipped stickc1386 tipped staff n. A staff tipped with metal: = tipstaff, n. 1. Also tipped mace, tipped stick, tipped wand. bastona1400 A staff or stout stick, esp. one used as a weapon; a cudgel, club, truncheon, etc. Cf. baton, n. 1a batoon, n. 1. Now rare. mace?a1419 A sceptre or staff of office, resembling an ornamental version of the weapon of war, which is borne before (or was formerly carried by) certain… wandc1430 A rod or staff borne as a sign of office; esp. a tall slender rod of white wood, sometimes of ebony or silver, carried erect by an officer of the… warderc1440 In early use: A staff or wand. Later, the baton or truncheon carried as a symbol of office, command, or authority; esp. as used to give the signal… baculc1449 Staff, crosier. roda1450 A staff or stick (of wood, ivory, or metal) carried as a symbol of office, authority, or dignity. Cf. Black Rod, n. verge1493 A rod or wand carried as an emblem of authority or symbol of office; a staff of office; a warder, †sceptre, mace. †sergeant of the verge, = sergeant… staff1535 A rod or wand, of wood or ivory, borne as an ensign of office or authority; spec. as the badge of certain chief officers of the Crown. tipstaff1541 A staff with a tip or cap of metal, carried as a badge by certain officials: see 2. Obsolete. verger1547 A rod carried as a symbol of office; = verge, n.1 4a. truncheon1573 A staff carried as a symbol of office, command, or authority; a marshal's baton; most frequently in modern usage, a short staff or club with which a… vare1578 A rod, staff, or wand, esp. as a symbol of judicial office or authority. baton?1590 A staff or truncheon carried as the symbol of office, command, or authority; a staff of office; e.g. a Marshal's baton, that carried by… trunch1590 = truncheon, n. 3. fasces1598 A bundle of rods bound up with an axe in the middle and its blade projecting. These rods were carried by lictors before the superior magistrates… macer wanda1600 a mace. virge1610 A rod or wand; esp. a rod of office. batoona1652 A staff of office; = baton, n. 2. stick1677 A long thin piece of wood held or carried by a person. A rod or staff carried as a symbol of office, authority, or dignity; (also) an office-holder… shaku1875 A flat baton made of wood or horn, a little over a foot in length, upon which a Japanese court noble formerly would note memoranda, but later… poker1905 University slang. The staff or rod of office carried by a verger, bedel, etc. Frequently in jocular use. Subcategories:— mock, as carried by jester (1) — specific colour (5) — carried by ancient Greek or Roman herald (3) — carried by guards (1) — carried by hog warden (1) — carried by tuttymen (1) |
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