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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An obsolete word, which signifies a rod or staff, such as sheriffs, bailiffs, and constables carry as a badge or ensign of their office. More commonly, spelled verge, q. v. Hence verger t one who carried a white wand before the judges. Toml. A verger now commonly signifies an inferior officer in a cathedral or parish church. Moz. & W. The stick or wand with which persons are in England admitted as tenants.