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🚦 Edge or brink ↔️ To come close 🌱 Grass by road 🎖️ A staff of office
verge

verge

1 9.9
A long decorated stick carried to show someone's authority
  • noun
  • /vɜrdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : vara
  • The ambassador presented his verge as a token of his diplomatic power at the international summit.

Examples

  • - And dig into the symbolic verge.

    Back to School (1986)

  • The king held a magnificent verge during the coronation ceremony to symbolize his authority.

  • In the parade, the ceremonial leaders carried the verge to represent their office and responsibilities.

Synonyms

staff
vsverge
105 4.5

A long stick used for support or as a sign of authority

is a ceremonial emblem carried to show office
scepter
vsverge
  • US
67 8.0

A decorated staff held by a ruler to show power

is a staff serving as a general ceremonial emblem of office
wand
vsverge
7 4.3

A thin rod used in ceremonies to show authority

is a ceremonial staff used as an emblem of office usually formal
baton
vsverge
4 5.8

A short thin stick carried by an official to show their authority

is a ceremonial staff serving as a longer emblem of office
mace
vsverge
  • Formal
2 8.2

A decorated staff carried at official events to show authority

is a staff carried as a ceremonial emblem of office
crozier
vsverge
  • Formal
1 9.9

A staff with a curved top carried by a bishop to show their role in the church

is a ceremonial staff used as an emblem of office generally
ferula
vsverge
  • Formal
9.9

A staff carried by a bishop or the pope as a sign of their position

is a general ceremonial staff used as an emblem of office
tipstaff
vsverge
  • Archaic
9.9

A staff with a metal tip carried by an official to show their authority

is a ceremonial staff used as a general emblem of office

Idioms

on the verge of
144 3.8

Very close to doing or feeling something

Surface Forms

verge singular
verges plural

Etymology

Verge comes from the Latin word virga, which means 'rod' or 'stick', and it originally named a small staff carried as a sign of office. So a ceremonial verge is literally a 'rod' that shows someone's authority.