n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, staff, perhaps from warden to ward
Date: circa 1548
: a truncheon used by a king or commander in chief to signal orders
n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, staff, perhaps from warden to ward
Date: circa 1548
: a truncheon used by a king or commander in chief to signal orders
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012