<OL TYPE="1"><LI>a staff, a walking stick, a twig, rod, branch<LI>a rod with which one is beaten<LI>a staff<OL TYPE="a"><LI>as used on a journey, or to lean upon, or by shepherds<LI>when applied to kings<OL TYPE="1"><LI>with a rod of iron, indicates the severest, most rigorous rule<LI>a royal sceptre</OL></OL></OL>