Definition

• 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. - A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds.
• n. - A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff.
• n. - A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
• n. - The round of a ladder.
• n. - A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.