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

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

He pulled off his velvet cap of maintenance as he spoke, and displayed a pate which was as bald as an egg, and shone bravely in the firelight.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The students made a snatch at the "cap of maintenance" worn by the sword-bearer.

From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)

The Eric.—An adaptation of the cap of maintenance in a special elastic material, warranted not to burst under pressure of abnormal expansion of the head of the wearer.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, September 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir