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A wand or staff of authority or justice.

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  1. n. A wand or staff of authority or justice.
  2. n. A weasel.
  3. A wand or staff of authority or justice. [Obs.] His hand a vare of justice did uphold. Dryden. A weasel. [Prov. Eng.] Vare widgeon (Zoöl.), a female or young male of the smew; a weasel duck; -- so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a vare, or weasel. [Prov. Eng.]
  4. A wand or staff of authority or justice. [Obs.]His hand a vare of justice did uphold. Dryden.
  5. n. A wand or staff of authority or justice. n. A weasel.