black rod

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak rod]
- /blæk rɒd/
- /blæk rɒd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak rod]
- /blæk rɒd/

Definitions of black rod words

noun black rod (in Britain) an officer of the House of Lords and of the Order of the Garter, whose main duty is summoning the Commons at the opening and proroguing of Parliament 3
noun black rod a similar officer in any of certain other legislatures 3
noun black rod in England, the chief usher to the Order of the Garter and the House of Lords 3
noun black rod a similar official in other Commonwealth parliaments 3
noun black rod (in England) an official of the Order of the Garter and chief ceremonial usher of the House of Lords: so called from the rod carried as the symbol of office. 1
noun black rod a similar official in British colonial and Commonwealth legislatures. 1

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Origin of black rod

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Black rod

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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black rod popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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