Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BLACK'-ROD
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BLACK'-ROD, n. [black and rod.]
In England, the usher belonging to the order of the garter; so called from the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's chamber and usher of Parliament. – Cowl.
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