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Topics referred to by the same term
Look up staff or staffs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Staff may refer to: Walking staff, an instrument used for balance when walking Staff, a weapon
Staff
Byline denoting an author employed by the publisher
A staff writer is a person, often an intern, whom a publication such as a magazine employs to propose ideas for articles, write them and sometimes do
Staff_writer
Military rank in various military forces
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. In
Staff_sergeant
U.S. presidential appointee
The White House chief of staff is the head of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, a position in the federal government of the
White_House_Chief_of_Staff
Management personnel of a military unit
A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted
Staff_(military)
Service occupation
Waiting staff (BrE), waiters (masc) / waitresses (fem), or servers (AmE) are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private
Waiting_staff
English actress (1928–2008)
Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom; 12 July 1928 – 13 December 2008) was an English actress known for her work on British television. She was best
Kathy_Staff
Senior-most US military leaders
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president
Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
Topics referred to by the same term
of (the) Defence Staff may refer to: Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada) Chief of the Defence Staff (France) Chief of the Defence Staff (The Gambia) Chief
Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff
Highest-ranking and senior-most officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)
The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff (Japanese: 統合幕僚長, Hepburn: Tōgō Bakuryō-chō), formerly known as the Chairman of the Joint Staff Council from 1954 to 2006
Chief_of_Staff,_Joint_Staff
Japanese animation studio
J.C.Staff Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ジェー・シー・スタッフ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Jē Shī Sutaffu) is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki
J.C.Staff
Index of articles associated with the same name
Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces (militaries), the head of the military staff. Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) Chief of General Staff
Chief_of_the_General_Staff
Employees of a Congress or its members
Congressional staff are employees of a legislative Congress who support legislators in their duties. They handle a variety of tasks, including policy
Congressional_staff
Recruiting appropriate workers to job positions
Staffing is the process of finding the right worker with appropriate qualifications or experience and recruiting them to fill a job position or role. Through
Staffing
Walking stick used by Moses
The Staff of Moses, also known as the Rod of Moses or Staff of God, is mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to
Staff_of_Moses
Musical notation to represent the pitch
In Western musical notation, the staff (UK usually stave); (plural: staves), also occasionally referred to as a pentagram, is a set of horizontal lines
Staff_(music)
Index of articles associated with the same name
Army Staff or Chief of Army Staff, which is generally abbreviated as COAS, is a title commonly used for the appointment held by the most senior staff officer
Chief_of_the_Army_Staff
American medical drama television series (1994–2009)
and personal issues faced by the department's physicians, nurses, and staff. The show is the second-longest-running primetime medical drama in American
ER_(TV_series)
Overall professional head of the Indian Armed Forces
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the Indian Armed Forces. The CDS is the highest-ranking military officer in service, responsible
Chief of Defence Staff (India)
Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(India)
Highest-ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The chairman is the highest-ranking and most
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
Tool for managing livestock
searching for lost sheep or potential predators (such as wolves, etc.), as a staff-weapon for self-defence, and as a panking pole (used to shake ripe fruit
Shepherd's_crook
Topics referred to by the same term
Chief of Air Staff (Bangladesh) Chief of Air Staff (Ghana) Chief of the Air Staff (India) Chief of the Air Staff (Nigeria) Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
Chief_of_the_Air_Staff
A staff clerk is a professional specialist clerk in the British Army who is a member of an administrative corps, as opposed to a unit clerk, who is a
Staff_clerk
Administrative leader
Chief of staff (or head of staff) is a leadership title with different meanings in civilian and military organizations. In civilian government organizations
Chief_of_staff
School of the University of Reading, UK
previously independent Henley Management College (formerly the Administrative Staff College) with the existing business school of the University of Reading
Henley_Business_School
Measurement tool
Jacob's staff is a measuring tool with several variations. It is also known as cross-staff, a ballastella, a fore-staff, a ballestilla, or a balestilha
Jacob's_staff
Senior-most officer and service chief of the United States Army
The chief of staff of the Army (CSA) is a statutory position in the United States Army held by a general officer. As the highest-ranking officer assigned
Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army
Topics referred to by the same term
Admiralty Staff could refer to: Admiralty Naval Staff (1917-1964) German Imperial Admiralty Staff (1899-1918) This disambiguation page lists articles
Admiralty_Staff
The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff (Washington), is the home of the Ministry
British_Defence_Staff_–_US
Names given to different types of functions in organizations
Staff and line are names given to different types of functions in organizations. A line function is one that directly advances an organization in its
Staff_and_line
Branch of the British Indian Army
The Indian Staff Corps was a branch of the Indian Army during the British Raj. Separate Staff Corps were formed in 1861 for the Bengal, Madras and Bombay
Indian_Staff_Corps
Topics referred to by the same term
Army Staff may refer to: Army Staff (Denmark) Army Staff (Sweden) Army Staff (Germany) Army Staff (Italy) United States Department of the Army Chief of
Army_Staff
Stick denoting position, rank or prestige
A staff of office is a staff, the carrying of which often denotes an official's position, a social rank or a degree of social prestige. Apart from the
Staff_of_office
Surname list
Staff is both a surname and a nickname. Notable people with the name include: Barbara Staff (1924–2019), American political activist David Staff (born
Staff_(name)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up staff of life in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term staff of life may refer to: Among Western Eurasian (Caucasian) people, staff of life
Staff_of_life
American political advisor (born 1985)
is an American political advisor serving as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor since 2025. He previously served
Stephen_Miller
Walking stick used by Christian pilgrims
A pilgrim's staff, palmer's staff, or bourdon is a walking stick used by Christian pilgrims during their pilgrimages, like the Way of St. James to the
Pilgrim's_staff
Japanese animation studio
Triangle Staff Corp. (Japanese: 有限会社トライアングルスタッフ, Hepburn: Yūgen-gaisha Toraianguru Sutaffu) was a Japanese animation studio established in 1987 from former
Triangle_Staff
Topics referred to by the same term
Defence Staff may refer to: Defence Staff (Denmark) Defence Staff (Lithuania) Defence Staff (Spain) Defence Staff (Sweden) Defence Staff (Uruguay) Chief
Defence_Staff
Type of martial arts using wooden sticks
simple, non-lethal, wooden staff or baton. Schools of stick-fighting exist for a variety of weapons, including gun staffs, bō, jō, bastons,Naboot, and
Stick-fighting
Topics referred to by the same term
Staff include: Albanian General Staff German General Staff General Staff (Denmark) General Staff (Sweden) General Staff (Switzerland) General Staff of
General Staff (disambiguation)
General_Staff_(disambiguation)
Symbol of medicine
Rhábdos toû Asklēpioû, sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius, is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius
Rod_of_Asclepius
Long staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts
(Chinese: 棒; pinyin: bàng; Jyutping: paang5; lit. 'rod', 'club') is a long staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. It is known as one of the four major
Gun_(staff)
Topics referred to by the same term
Command and Staff College may refer to: Army Command and Staff College, Fort Queenscliff, Victoria Australian Command and Staff College, Weston Creek
Command_and_Staff_College
Professional head of the Army
The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) is a statutory office held by the professional head of the Indian Army (IA), the land forces branch of the Indian Armed
Chief of the Army Staff (India)
Chief_of_the_Army_Staff_(India)
Educational occupation
Academic staff, also known as faculty (in North American usage) or academics (in British, Australian, and New Zealand usage), are vague terms that describe
Academic_staff
Licensed medical doctor practicing at a clinic or hospital
In the United States and Canada, an attending physician (also known as a staff physician or supervising physician) is a physician (usually an M.D., or
Attending_physician
Full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army and German Army
The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (German: Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body
German_General_Staff
Religious icon in the Andes
In "Southern Andean Iconographic Series" the Staff God pose is a religious icon and a standardized pose reminiscent in its way of the standardized poses
Staff_God
Administrative training school for military officers
Staff college (also command and staff college and War college) trains military officers in the administrative, military staff and policy aspects of their
Staff_college
Graduated rod used to measure differences between heights
A level staff, also called levelling rod, is a graduated wooden or aluminium rod, used with a levelling instrument to determine the difference in height
Level_staff
This is a List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers. Their first and longest serving manager was Arthur Dickinson who was appointed in 1891. There have
List of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers
List_of_Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C._managers
Polish poet (1878–1957)
Leopold Henryk Staff (November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1957) was a Polish poet; an artist of European modernism twice granted the Degree of Doctor honoris
Leopold_Staff
Staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology
wand, staff') is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology and consequently by Hermes Trismegistus in Greco-Egyptian mythology. The same staff was
Caduceus
German footballer (born 2008)
Alexander Staff (German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ʃtaːf]; born 12 June 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eintracht
Alexander_Staff
Comic book series
Jack Staff is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist. While the title character is billed as "Britain's Greatest Hero", the
Jack_Staff
Short story by Gordon R. Dickson
"The Cloak and the Staff" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1981. A skilled
The_Cloak_and_the_Staff
Type of polearm
quarterstaff (plural quarterstaffs or quarterstaves), also short staff or simply staff is a traditional European polearm, which was especially prominent
Quarterstaff
Ceremonial staff in Christianity
crozier or crosier (also known as a paterissa, pastoral staff, or bishop's staff) is a stylized staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a bishop
Crozier
School in Japan
Joint Staff College (統合幕僚学校, Tōgō bakuryō gakkō) (abbreviated JSC) is an educational institution administered by the Ministry of Defense's Joint Staff Office
Joint_Staff_College
Indian Armored Engineering Vehicle
Development Organisation (DRDO) in coordination with C-TEC, as per General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQRs) of the Indian Army for enabling combat
Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
Armoured_Engineer_Reconnaissance_Vehicle
US presidential political appointee
The White House deputy chief of staff is officially the top aide to the White House chief of staff, who is the senior aide to the president of the United
White House Deputy Chief of Staff
White_House_Deputy_Chief_of_Staff
British army rank
Staff corporal (SCpl or S/Cpl) is the equivalent rank to staff sergeant in the Household Cavalry, ranking between corporal of horse and warrant officer
Staff_corporal
Musical symbol used to indicate the written pitches of notes
notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical staff. Placing a clef on a staff assigns a particular pitch to one of the five lines or four
Clef
Topics referred to by the same term
Air Staff may refer to: Staff (military), a body of senior officers in a military service: Air Staff (Sweden), former body of senior officers that ran
Air_Staff
3rd Chief of Defence Staff (India)
general of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the 3rd Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces and as Secretary, Department of Military Affairs
N._S._Raja_Subramani
Sports team staff
The coaching staff is a group of non-athletes tied to a sports team. A coaching staff can be existent at all levels of athletics. It is led by a head coach
Coaching_staff
The Electronic Staff Record or ESR is an Oracle-based human resources and payroll database system currently used by 586 units of the National Health Service
Electronic_Staff_Record
Pakistan Army staff college in Quetta Cantonment, Balochistan
Command and Staff College, Quetta is a staff college of the Pakistan Armed Forces located in Quetta, Balochistan. Established in 1905 as Staff College, Deolali
Command and Staff College Quetta
Command_and_Staff_College_Quetta
Japanese band
Cinema Staff (stylized as cinema staff) are a Japanese alternative rock band from Gifu Prefecture, formed in 2003. Originally formed as Real when the
Cinema_Staff
Head of the Israel Defense Forces
The Chief of the General Staff (Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַמַּטֶּה הַכְּלָלִי, romanized: Rosh hamateh haklali, abbreviated Ramatkal — רמטכ"ל) is the professional
Chief of the General Staff (Israel)
Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Israel)
Vehicle used by a senior military officer
A staff car is a vehicle used by a senior military officer, and is part of their country's white fleet. The term is most often used in relation to the
Staff_car
Custody and detention arm of the British Army
The Military Provost Staff are the British Army's specialists in custody and detention, providing advice inspection and surety within custodial establishments
Military_Provost_Staff
Staffing strategy using external workers to supplement internal teams
Staff augmentation is a contracting and staffing approach in which an organization temporarily increases its workforce capacity by contracting for individuals
Staff_augmentation
Russian military intelligence agency
The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, and commonly known
GRU_(Russian_Federation)
Golf equipment manufacturer
Wilson Staff is Wilson Sporting Goods's premium golf brand aimed at touring golf professionals and serious golf players. Wilson designs and manufactures
Wilson_Staff
Topics referred to by the same term
Chief of Staff may refer to: Chief of staff, a leader of a complex organization or coordinator of supporting staff Chief of Staff (TV series), a 2019 South
Chief of Staff (disambiguation)
Chief_of_Staff_(disambiguation)
Drinking game
Wizard staff (also known as wisest wizard or wizard sticks or wizard) is a drinking game in which players play individually in an attempt to consume more
Wizard_staff
British Army officer initial training centre
University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC), which along with the General Staff Centre (GSC) and the Centre for Army Leadership (CAL) were collectively
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
Systems and policies to maintain websites
Website governance is an organization's structure of staff and the technical systems, policies and procedures to maintain and manage a website. Website
Website_governance
Highest-ranking military position in the modern German military
admiral, and they head the Führungsstab der Streitkräfte, the German Defence Staff within the Federal Ministry of Defence, and is the direct military advisor
Inspector General of the Bundeswehr
Inspector_General_of_the_Bundeswehr
Chinese weapon
The three-section staff, three-part staff, triple staff, originally sanjiegun (Chinese: 三節棍; pinyin: sānjiégùn; Jyutping: saam1 zit3 gwan3) or sansetsukon
Three-section_staff
Retrieved February 9, 2020. Staff (February 9, 2020). "UFC 247: Attendance, Gate, Bonuses". fightsport. Retrieved February 9, 2020. Staff (January 26, 2020).
List_of_UFC_events
Head servant
this is the highest (major) person of a household (domūs or domicile) staff, a head servant who acts on behalf of the owner of a large or significant
Majordomo
Former US government agency (1789–1947)
Root (1899–1904) sought to appoint a chief of staff as general manager and a European-type general staff for planning, aiming to achieve this goal in a
United States Department of War
United_States_Department_of_War
Mark and tool of the centurion (Ancient Rome)
The vine staff, vine-staff, or centurion's staff (Latin: vitis) was a vinewood rod of about 1 m (3 ft) in length used in the ancient Roman army and navy
Vine_staff
Government of India agency responsible for recruitment of staffs
The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) is an organisation under the Government of India to recruit staff for various posts in the various ministries and
Staff_Selection_Commission
Bangladesh Army appointment
the military. Chief of general staff is also one of the four principal staff officers who assist the chief of army staff along with the adjutant general
Chief of the General Staff (Bangladesh)
Chief_of_the_General_Staff_(Bangladesh)
Primary aide-de-camp of the president
Chief of Staff of Ghana is the coordinator of the supporting staff and the primary aide-de-camp of the President of Ghana.The chief of staff provides
Chief_of_Staff_(Ghana)
Flag flying below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building
Half-mast or half-staff (American English) is the placement of a flag below the summit of a ship mast, a pole on land, or a pole on a building. In many
Half-mast
American country musician (born 1933)
2008, p. 430. Farm Aid Staff 2011. Erlewine 2000. BMI staff 2003. Biography staff 2011. Pareles 2003. Entertainment One staff 2003. Toots and the Maytals
Willie_Nelson
Inter-service institution of the Indian Ministry of Defence
The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It trains officers
Defence Services Staff College
Defence_Services_Staff_College
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
USS Staff (AM-114) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the
USS_Staff
Type of military officer
including junior (lower ranked) non-commissioned officers (JNCO) and senior/staff (higher ranked) non-commissioned officers (SNCO). The non-commissioned officer
Non-commissioned_officer
Management of subordinates in an organization
Staff management is the management of subordinates in an organization. Often, large organizations have many of these functions performed by a specialist
Staff_management
Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Turkish: Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanı) is the chief of the General Staff of the Turkish
Chief of the Turkish General Staff
Chief_of_the_Turkish_General_Staff
Topics referred to by the same term
Navy General Staff may refer to: The Hellenic Navy General Staff, the naval component of the Greek Armed Forces, active from 1907 to 1941 and since 1944
Navy_General_Staff
American political activist (1924–2019)
Barbara Ruth Staff (August 26, 1924 – July 29, 2019) was an American political activist for the Republican Party who was one of three co-chairs of the
Barbara_Staff
Ultra-low-cost airline of the United States
the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, and employs more than 5,000 staff. The carrier is a publicly traded company and maintains operating bases
Frontier_Airlines
Management principle
Completed staff work is a principle of management which states that subordinates are responsible for submitting written recommendations to superiors in
Completed_staff_work
STAFF
STAFF
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : habitational name from Ellesmere in Shropshire, named from the Old English personal name Elli + Old English mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Shropshire and Staffordshire)
English (Shropshire and Staffordshire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Cheshire, Staffordshire, and southern Lancashire)
English (chiefly Cheshire, Staffordshire, and southern Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Brindley, from Old English berned ‘burnt’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places in England so called, which do not all share the same etymology. The county seat of Staffordshire (which is probably the main source of the surname) is named from Old English stæð ‘landing place’ + ford ‘ford’. Examples in Devon seem to have as their first element Old English stÄn ‘stone’, and one in Sussex is probably named with Old English stÄ“or ‘steer’, ‘bullock’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : habitational name from a place in Staffordshire called Wetwood, from Old English wēt, wǣt ‘wet’, ‘damp’ + wudu ‘wood’.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Staffordshire)
English (mainly Staffordshire) : probably from a variant of the medieval personal name Selwei (see Selway).
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : variant spelling of Beeby.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : habitational name, probably from a place called Ardley in Oxfordshire, named in Old English as ‘the clearing (lēeah) of Eardwulf’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : unexplained. Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Staffordshire)
English (mainly Staffordshire) : habitational name from Howle in Shropshire, named from Old English hugol ‘hillock’, ‘mound’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire)
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire) : habitational name from Blurton in Staffordshire, so named with an Old English word blÅr, possibly ‘hill’, + Old English tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : from the Welsh personal name Pasgen, a derivative of Latin Pascentius.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Stephanos, STAFFAN means "crown."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : from Middle English staf ‘rod’, ‘staff’; a nickname for a tall, thin person, or a metonymic occupational name for anyone who carried a staff of office, a reminder of his right to inflict physical discipline.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : variant of Leath.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire and Shropshire)
English (Staffordshire and Shropshire) : habitational name from Titley in Hereford, named from an Old English personal name Titta + lēah ‘woodland clearing’ .
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire and Staffordshire)
English (mainly Lancashire and Staffordshire) : patronymic from Hodge.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire)
English (Staffordshire) : unexplained. Perhaps a much altered spelling of Scottish Urquhart.
STAFF
STAFF
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gul - flowers, Jan - life
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Till End
Girl/Female
American, German
Joyful
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Gold
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Sita
Surname or Lastname
English (eastern counties)
English (eastern counties) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
God is my judge.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Dark Moor
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Early in the Morning
STAFF
STAFF
STAFF
STAFF
STAFF
n.
A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike.
n.
One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
pl.
of Staffman
pl.
of Staff
pl.
of Staff
n.
The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore.
n.
An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See Etat Major.
v. i.
An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows of a forge.
n.
An attendant bearing a staff.
n.
A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff.
n.
One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
n.
The vane of a cross-staff.
n.
A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.
n.
A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.
n.
A staff of authority.
n.
A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.
n.
A wand or staff of authority or justice.
n.
Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper.
n.
A baton, or military staff of command.
v. t.
To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate a sword or a staff.