gold stick

noun

The gilded or gold-head staff carried on state occasions by the bearer, or presented to the colonel of a regiment of Life Guards.

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Meanings

gold stick1

noungold stick (plural gold sticks)

plural gold sticks

  1. UKThe gilded or gold-head staff carried on state occasions by the bearer, or presented to the colonel of a regiment of Life Guards.

Gold Stick2

nounGold Stick (plural Gold Sticks)

plural Gold Sticks

  1. A ceremonial bodyguard to the British Royal Household, holding the rank of colonel.

Origin

From the gold-headed staff he carried.

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APA

gold stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20stick

MLA

“gold stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20stick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold stick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20stick.

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