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
Why, you are absolutely gold stick in waiting.'
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria
In virtue of this stick the captain-general of the Royal Company takes his place at a coronation or similar pageant immediately behind the gold stick of England.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
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
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
Formerly the colonels of the two regiments of Life Guards held alternately the Gold Stick, and these two regiments were under the immediate orders of the King, and not of the Commander-in-Chief.
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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