tipstaff

• Bâton à embout métallique porté comme insigne de fonction, par exemple par un huissier ou un agent de police. Désigne aussi l'officier qui le porte, notamment un huissier de la cour ou un sergent.

A staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office, for example by a bailiff or constable.

1. Ceremonial staffC2formalbritish

   A staff or rod with a metal tip, carried as a symbol of authority by a bailiff, constable, or other court official.

   Bâton de cérémonie

   • The bailiff entered the courtroom carrying a tipstaff.
   • The constable's tipstaff was a traditional symbol of his office.
   • The tipstaff was used to maintain order in the court.

   Synonymesbatonmacerodstaffvergewand