Black Rod
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
GENTLEMAN USHER OF. A chief officer of the king, deriving his name from the black rod of office, on the top of which reposes a golden lion, which he carries. During the session of parliament he- attends on the peers, and to his custody all peers impeached for crime or contempt are first committed.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An official messenger of the house of lords.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
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A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
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