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Black Rod
noun
- (in England) an official of the Order of the Garter and chief ceremonial usher of the House of Lords: so called from the rod carried as the symbol of office.
- a similar official in British colonial and Commonwealth legislatures.
Black Rod
noun
- (in Britain) an officer of the House of Lords and of the Order of the Garter, whose main duty is summoning the Commons at the opening and proroguing of Parliament
- a similar officer in any of certain other legislatures
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Black Rod1
First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences
The keeper of the black rod is a very genteel office, which yields about 900 during the session.
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With another neighbor, black Rod, a noble St. Bernard, the initial friendship was soon broken.
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Bowyer (Master), usher of the black rod in the court of queen Elizabeth.
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Black Rod is on such occasions the central figure of a curious ceremony of much historic significance.
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Black Rod then strikes three times with his staff, and on being asked “Who is there?”
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