cap of maintenance

noun

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

Example Sentences

The "cap of maintenance" might sound like a policy on cutting benefits, but it's a red velvet cap that is carefully carried as the King makes his way to the House of Lords to read out the speech.

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PS: The "Cap of Maintenance" is a red velvet hat, lined with ermine, that is one of the Royal Family's insignia.

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

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Most of those children live in "hardworking" households with jobs, but no royal Cap of Maintenance was held out for them.

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The caps of velvet turned up with miniver, which are now always worn with the peer’s coronet, are therefore the ancient caps of honour, akin to that “cap of maintenance” worn by English sovereigns on their coronation days when walking to the Abbey Church, and borne before them on occasions of royal state.

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