# verge staff

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The metal bar with two pallets that drive the crown wheel in a verge escapement.

## Etymology
Originally just verge (from Latin virga (“staff, rod”)); it acquired the extra staff for clarity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/verge-staff