tipstaff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable

WordNet

Tip"staff` noun
Wordforms
plural Tipstaff
Definitions
  1. A staff tipped with metal. Bacon.
  2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a constable. Macaulay.

Webster 1913