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tipstaff
[ tip-staf, -stahf ]
noun
plural tipstaves tipstaffs.
- 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
/ ˈ³Ùɪ±èËŒ²õ³ÙÉ‘Ë´Ú /
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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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Origin of tipstaff1
C16 tipped staff; see tip 1, staff 1
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Preceded by his tipstaff wearing a black frock coat and carrying a white staff topped with an elaborate gold crown, in came the judge.
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The 16-year-old's sisters have also been ordered to surrender passports to the tipstaff, an officer of the court.
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"Are you, then, a tipstaff, or a bailiff, or a turnkey?" demanded the gipsy, "that you should pursue me, as if the warrant were placed in your hands for execution!"
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“Then, sir,†said the tipstaff, “I must arrest you.â€
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The tipstaff being ordered to take those who hissed into custody, replied: "My lord, they 're all hissing."
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