vine staff

See also: vine-staff

English

Alternative forms

• vine-staff

Etymology

Calque of Latin vītis (“vine; vine staff”).

Noun

vine staff (plural vine staffs or vine staves)

1. (historical) A cane originally made of twisted grapevine trimmings and used by Roman centurions to beat the soldiers under their command; the various mushroom-headed batons later borne by them as a mark of office

Synonyms

• centurion's staff

Translations

Translations

• Hungarian: szőlőbot, vezérbot
• Latin: vitis (la)

Anagrams

• staff vine