| 釋義 |
tipstaven. (lit.) stave or staff with a silver tip; of-ficer who carried the staff with a silver tip; officerwho took into custody or to execution persons com-mitted by the court,bailiff（原義）銀頭杖；手執(zhí)銀頭杖的官員；（負(fù)責(zé)押送已判犯人入監(jiān)或處決的）執(zhí)法官員，法警。
△H.VIII.2.1.54 (53)s.d.: “tipstaves before him,the axe with the edge towards him.”執(zhí)銀頭杖的法警前導(dǎo)，斧刃對著白金漢。(按：斧刃對著犯人，表示此人已判死刑。) |