Vare

//vɛə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A wand or staff of authority or justice.

    "1681-1682, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel His hand a vare of justice did uphold."

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"1681-1682, John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel His hand a vare of justice did uphold."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vara (“staff, wand”), Latin vara (“forked pole”).

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