Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tipstaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tip-staff
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office

noun

An officer, of a court etc. who carries such a staff

Example Sentences

"Fire and furies, do a set of boozing tipstaves think to take the man who outwitted Jeffreys and slipped through Kirke's lambs?""

Etymology

From tip + staff.

Inflected Forms

tipstaffs (plural) tipstaves (plural)

Questions

What does tipstaff mean?: A ceremonial staff, with a metal tip, carried by a constable or bailiff etc as a sign of office
Where does tipstaff come from?: From tip + staff.

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