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VIRGA. An obsolete word, which signifies a rod or staff, such as sheriffs, bailiffs, and constables carry, as a badge or ensign of their office.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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ille virum ut contra venientem umbrataque vidit tempora Parrhasio patris de more galero paciferaeque manu nequiquam insignia virgae, "heu fuge" ait "certo quicumque es, perdite, passu dum dautr!" (4.134-41) ...
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