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tipstaff
[ tip-staf, -stahf ]
noun
, plural tip·staves [tip, -steyvz], tip·staffs.
- an attendant or crier in a court of law.
- a staff tipped with metal, formerly carried as a badge of office, as by a constable.
- any official who carried such a staff.
tipstaff
/ ˈtɪpˌstɑːf /
noun
- a court official having miscellaneous duties, mostly concerned with the maintenance of order in court
- a metal-tipped staff formerly used as a symbol of office
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tipstaff1
C16 tipped staff; see tip 1, staff 1
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Example Sentences
My direction to the tipstaff, who got admittance into the house, was to conduct him to a judge, according to the writ.
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"Certainly he can't intend to give me more than one month," said Busby to the tipstaff.
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Again, in his effort to follow, Mr. Thorndike was halted, but the first tipstaff came to his rescue.
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Was he fit for nothing but to be employed as a messenger, as a common tipstaff?
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Tipstaff, tip′staf, n. a staff tipped with metal, or an officer who carries it: a constable.
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