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

There is no syntax between a cap of maintenance and a helmet.

From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various

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 brow, shaded by a crimson cap of maintenance, was broad and lofty.

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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.