Truncheon Definition
trŭnchən
truncheons
noun
truncheons
A policeman's stick or billy.
Webster's New World
Any staff or baton used as a symbol of authority.
Webster's New World
A short, thick club; cudgel.
Webster's New World
A thick cutting from a plant, as for grafting.
American Heritage
The shaft of a spear.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- billy
- nightstick
- baton
- billystick
- billy-club
- war-club
- bludgeon
- cudgel
- weapon
- stick
- bat
verb
truncheons
To beat with a truncheon.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Truncheon
Noun
Singular:
truncheon
Plural:
truncheonsOrigin of Truncheon
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Middle English tronchon piece broken off, club from Old North French from Vulgar Latin trunciō *trunciōn- from Latin truncus trunk trunk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French tronchon (“thick stick"), from Late Latin *troncionem, from Latin truncus.
From Wiktionary
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