hog macen.
/ˈhɒɡ meɪs/, U.S. /ˈhɔɡ ˌmeɪs/, /ˈhɑɡ ˌmeɪs/ In early use: †an officer at Sandwich, Kent, whose duties include driving stray hogs (obsolete). Later: the staff of office originally held by that officer, now only used on ceremonial occasions.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > official in charge of stray animals
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society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > staff or rod > carried by hog warden
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1792 W. Boys Coll. Hist. Sandwich 689 1559..The hogmace to have one yard [of cloth] for his coat.
1792 W. Boys Coll. Hist. Sandwich 785 The hog~mace, or sergeant at brazen mace, is first mentioned in 1471. He bears a stout staff with a brazen head.
1853 H. Curling Forest Youth xxx. 151/2 His worship the mayor, attended by the hog-mace, the supervisor of the gutters, the several beadles in commission within our walls, will have the honour of waiting upon your lordship forthwith.
1881 L. Jewitt in Art Jrnl. 1 105 In 1452 an overseer of the streets was appointed ‘who is to have a gown and a salary of 20s. a year; he is to bear the Hog Mace, to wait upon the mayor, &c.’
1886 Archaeologia Cantiana 16 p. lii Mr. Dorman pointed out what is called ‘the hog mace’. It was used for driving stray hogs out of the streets by an officer appointed for the purpose.
2008 www.open-sandwich.co.uk 26 Sept. (O.E.D. Archive) Today there is one Town Seargeant [sic] who looks after the Council and Guildhall and officiates during traditional ceremonies carrying the ‘Hog Mace’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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