Tipstaff
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tipstaff is a noun meaning A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office.
Meaning
A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office.
More Meanings
- An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff
Example Sentences
Fire and furies, do a set of boozing tipstaves think to take the man who outwitted Jeffreys and slipped through Kirke's lambs?"
Word Forms
- tipstaffs
- tipstaves
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pikestaff, pike, truncheon, palstaff, stick, pestle.
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