gold stick


noun(in England)
  1. the gilded rod carried on state occasions by certain members of the royal household.

  2. the bearer of it.

Origin of gold stick

1
First recorded in 1795–1805

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British Dictionary definitions for Gold Stick

Gold Stick

noun(sometimes not capitals)
  1. a gilt rod carried by the colonel of the Life Guards or the captain of the gentlemen-at-arms

  2. the bearer of this rod

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