cap of maintenance

British  

noun

1. a ceremonial cap or hat worn or carried as a symbol of office, rank, etc

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Example Sentences

Sir Grummore stood up respectfully and took off his cap of maintenance.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The cap of maintenance presented to the city, together with his sword, by Henry VII, was sent up to London to be repaired, the cost for "sarcanet, damask, and pin lace" amounting to four guineas.

From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.

And springing from his couch, he began forthwith to put on his usual morning dress of complete armor; and, after a hasty ablution, donned, not his cap of maintenance, but his helmet of battle.

From Burlesques by Thackeray, William Makepeace

It is their star and garter, their coronet, their ermine, their robe of state, their cap of maintenance, their wand of office, their noli me tangere.

From The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm by Trollope, Anthony

The upper room is known as the "Mayor's Parlour", where are many more portraits, and the city sword and cap of maintenance.

From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.