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A staff on which a flag is hoisted.

To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.

in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.

ent usage, a party which favored the emancipation of the slaves. -- Liberty pole, a tall flagstaff planted in the ground, often surmounted by a liberty cap. [U. S.] -- Moral liberty, that liberty of choice which is essential to moral responsibility. -- Religious liberty, freedom of religious opinion and worship.…

r assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff. Hence: --

A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through.