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wand of peace

noun
/ˌwɒnd‿əv ˈpiːs/UK/ˌwɑnd‿əv ˈpis/US

Etymology

From wand (“handheld narrow rod, used for instructing or pointing, or as a traditional emblem of authority”) + of + peace.

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-✻
  2. derived from pāx
  3. derived from pais
  4. derived from peis
  5. inherited from pees

Definitions

  1. A wand or staff with a silver tip which was given to an outlaw as a sign that they were…

    A wand or staff with a silver tip which was given to an outlaw as a sign that they were restored to the king's or queen's peace; and also carried by a messenger of the monarch as a symbol of office, to be broken in protest in cases of deforcement (“resistance to the execution of the law”).

    • A Meſſenger, vvhen deforced, uſes to break his VVand of Peace, as a Symbol of the Deforcement, and proteſt for Remedy of Lavv. This Crime is Purſued only before the Court of Juſticiary.

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