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stavesman

noun

Etymology

From stave + -s- + -man.

  1. derived from Staw
  2. borrowed from Stave
  3. derived from Staf
  4. borrowed from Stave
  5. formed as stavesman — “stave + -s- + -man”

Definitions

  1. An official bearing a stave or wand.

    • The area of the square was crowded with stavesmen and spectators: the candidates rode as usual.
    • They were escorted to the Swan Inn, by twenty four stavesmen, headed by Bishop, the London police officer, who had been engaged to assist at the Election in case of need.
    • Then came the marshal of the Merchant Tailors’ Company, bearing the shield of the arms of England, succeeded by four stavesmen of the company, with their badges of office.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA