عكز

عُكَّازَةٌ ذ (S, A, O, Msb, K *) and ↓ عُكَّازٌ, (A, K,) or this is a pl., (O,) [or a coll. gen. n.,] and accord. to the K ↓ عَكْوَزٌ, but correctly ↓ عَكُّوزٌ, as written by Sgh, (TA,) A staff having a زُجّ [i. e. a pointed iron foot ] (S, A, O, K) at the lower extremity, (O,) upon which a man leans, or stays himself: (TA:) or i. q. عَنَزَةٌ [q. v.]: (Msb:) pl. عَكَاكِيزُ (S, O, Msb) and عُكَّازَاتٌ. (O, Msb.) ― -b2- The first of these words is also used metonymically for مَنْصِبٌ [(tropical:) A post, an office, a function, or a magistracy ]: hence the saying فُلَانٌ مِنْ أَرْبَابِ العَكَاكِيزِ [(tropical:) Such a one is of the functionaries, or magistrates: because officers of rank made use of walking-sticks]. (TA.)