In old English law, a baton, club, or staff. A term applied to officers of the wardens of the prison called the “Fleet,” because of the staff carried by them. Cowell; Spelman; Termes de la Ley.
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In old English law, a baton, club, or staff. A term applied to officers of the wardens of the prison called the “Fleet,” because of the staff carried by them. Cowell; Spelman; Termes de la Ley.
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