wand of peace (English, noun)
expansion: wand of peace (plural wands of peace)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: A wand or staff with a silver tip which was given to an outlaw as a sign that they were restored to the king's or queen's peace; and also carried by a messenger of the monarch as a symbol of office, to be broken in protest in cases of deforcement (“resistance to the execution of the law”).
tags: Scotland
historical
Forms:
form: wands of peace
tags: plural