the gilded rod carried on state occasions by certain members of the royal household.
the bearer of it.
a gilt rod carried by the colonel of the Life Guards or the captain of the gentlemen-at-arms
the bearer of this rod
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Check out the gold stick which was presented to the President from the @Capitals today.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2019
NHL senior vice president Jim Gregory presented him with a Tiffany crystal, while Capitals owner Ted Leonsis gave Ovechkin a gold stick.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 5, 2017
The Panthers briefly halted the game to present Jagr with a gold stick in honor of the milestone.
From Reuters ● Dec. 22, 2016
To make the gold stick to the surface, glair or white of egg is used in all cases.
From Practical Bookbinding by Adam, Paul
As gold stick he ordered the gates of the Horse Guards to be closed the day of the Drawing-room, and thus obliged all the Ministers who dressed in Downing Street to go all round.
From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Ellenborough, Edward Law, Earl of
But it also involves crowns, carriages and robes and titles like "Gold Stick" and "Black Rod".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
Sorry, Harry, she was chosen as Gold Stick in Waiting and holds a variety of military titles.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023
In one of Britain's better pageants, the Queen spoke from a golden throne in the gilded House of Lords, surrounded by such royal functionaries as her Gold Stick in Waiting and the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant.
From Time Magazine Archive
I surmise, that she would turn round to her Lord Gold Stick, and order him to give me a knock on the shins.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 423 Volume 17, New Series, February 7, 1852 by Chambers, William
Clanricarde has a Gold Stick, so there is Canning’s son-in-law in office under Lord Grey!
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II by Reeve, Henry
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