Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black rod

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
black- rod
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.

noun

An usher in the legislature of some British colonies. Canada still had them in 2025.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Black Rods (plural)

Questions

What does black rod mean?
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.

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