Tipstaff
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
(Plural, tipstaves.) 1.
An oificer appointed to attend upon the judges of the king's courts with a staff or rod tipped with silver as a sign of authority, and to take into charge persons committed by the court.'
3.
An of Ecer who waits upon a court in session, preserving order, caring 'for jurors and juries, serving processes, etc.
Compare Bailiff, 3; Crifji.