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Tool for analyzing potential welfare costs and benefits of mergers between firms
Merger simulation is a commonly used technique when analyzing potential welfare costs and benefits of mergers between firms. Merger simulation models differ
Merger_simulation
Merger whereby at least two galaxies collide
the merger. Similarly such use of simulations can be extended to post-merger events as well. Another research team leveraged another simulation framework
Galaxy_merger
Processes through which companies combine or transfer ownership
diligence Mergers and acquisitions in United Kingdom law Merger control Merger integration Merger simulation Second request (law) Shakeout Successor company Swap
Mergers_and_acquisitions
Imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time
simulation software List of discrete event simulation software Merger simulation – Tool for analyzing potential welfare costs and benefits of mergers
Simulation
IEEE standard for real-time platform-level wargaming across multiple host computers
Level Architecture (simulation) (HLA) in 1996. HLA was produced by the merger of the DIS protocol with the Aggregate Level Simulation Protocol (ALSP) designed
Distributed Interactive Simulation
Distributed_Interactive_Simulation
Galaxies with interacting gravitational fields
3847/2041-8213/aba534. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interacting galaxies. Galaxy Collisions Galactic cannibalism GALMER: Galaxy Merger Simulations
Interacting_galaxy
Medium of exchange – Mental accounting – Menu cost – Mercantilism – Merger simulation – Methodenstreit – Methodological individualism – Microcredit – Microeconomics
Index_of_economics_articles
2015 detection made by LIGO interferometers
strong gravitational field merger stage can only be solved in full generality by large-scale numerical relativity simulations. In the improved model and
First observation of gravitational waves
First_observation_of_gravitational_waves
Defunct American defense and electronic equipment manufacturer
Corporation from Lockheed Martin. Loral had acquired Paramax in 1995 Training & Simulation Division of Raytheon Systems Co., based in Arlington, Texas. This company
L3_Technologies
response functions of the firms, which are complements to each other. Merger simulation models ordinarily assume differentiated Bertrand competition within
Differentiated Bertrand competition
Differentiated_Bertrand_competition
American technology company
19, 2025. "Synopsys acquires simulation specialist Ansys for $35 billion following Chinese regulator approval — Merger to power end-to-end design platform"
Ansys
Type of computational models
"Agent Directed Simulation for Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation". Engineering Principles of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation. Hoboken, NJ:
Agent-based_model
2016 video game
Diep.io (stylized as diep.io) is a multiplayer browser game created by Brazilian developer Matheus Valadares (also known as M28) in 2016. Miniclip first
Diep.io
short history of NBN Co (with Adam Briggs); NASA completes year-long Mars simulation in Hawaii (with Carmel Johnston). 43 7 "Episode 7" Justin Hamilton, Trey
List of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering episodes
List_of_The_Weekly_with_Charlie_Pickering_episodes
Subfield of cosmology
accumulate mass, determining both their shape and structure. Hydrodynamics simulation, which simulates both baryons and dark matter, is widely used to study
Galaxy formation and evolution
Galaxy_formation_and_evolution
in April 2022, is a provider of a simulation development platform, SIMbox, used by companies to create 3D simulation training applications. The company
SimiGon
September 28, 2017, Dassault Systèmes announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to acquire Exa, valuing the company at about 400 million USD.
Exa_Corporation
Electronic Design Automation simulation developing company
Chronologic Simulation was a company based in Los Altos, California, United States which provided Verilog HDL simulation products. Chronologic Simulation's main
Chronologic_Simulation
Computer-simulated universes
released all data products from all simulations. Data files include group catalogs of individual halos and subhalos, merger trees tracking these objects through
Illustris_project
System consisting of two black holes in close orbit around each other
evolution, including merger, requires solving the full equations of general relativity. This can be done in numerical relativity simulations. Numerical relativity
Binary_black_hole
French software company
applicability of several emerging commercial crash simulation codes, including what would become Pam-Crash crash simulation software. As part of this project, the
ESI_Group
Software for simulating computer architecture
out of the merger of m5 (a detailed CPU simulator) and GEMS simulator (a detailed memory system simulator) in 2011. Multi-level simulation: gem5 supports
Gem5
Bulgarian software developer
Chaos is a rendering and simulation software developer headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany and Sofia, Bulgaria. It was founded in 1997 by Peter Mitev and
Chaos_(company)
it had completed its merger with an affiliate of Pelican Energy Partners. GSE Systems was established in 1994 from three simulation companies that came
GSE_Systems
Conflict medium of exchange mental accounting menu cost mercantilism merger simulation Metcalfe's law Methodenstreit A controversy in economic methodology
Glossary_of_economics
Methods and computing tools developed and used in astrophysics research
magnetars and black holes. Computer simulations are often the only means to study stellar collisions, galaxy mergers, as well as galactic and black hole
Computational_astrophysics
Sub-area of scientific computing for solving General Relativity equations
the merger of two black holes can give the remnant hole a speed of up to 4000 km/s that can allow it to escape from any known galaxy. The simulations also
Numerical_relativity
American technology company
for wireless, wired, and power markets. The company was created by the merger of TriQuint Semiconductor and RF Micro Devices, which was announced in 2014
Qorvo
Remains of a galaxy merger in the Milky Way
solar masses of stars, gas and dark matter. It represents the last major merger of the Milky Way. The "Gaia Sausage" is so-called because of the characteristic
Gaia_Sausage
Video game developer
Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) was a video game developer and publisher of over 100 games from its founding in 1979 to its dissolution in 1994 (though
Strategic_Simulations
Topics referred to by the same term
of Luxembourg Women Sports: UFL (video game), an association football simulation video game Ukrainian First League, association football league in Ukraine
UFL
2008 video game
Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) is a combat flight simulation game developed primarily by Eagle Dynamics and The Fighter Collection. Several labels are
Digital_Combat_Simulator
Software for designing electronic systems
Transistor simulation – low-level transistor-simulation of a schematic/layout's behavior, accurate at device-level. Logic simulation – digital-simulation of an
Electronic_design_automation
International economy think tank in Paris
histoire du CEPII" (PDF). CEPII. Michel Courcier and Gérard Lafay (1972), "Simulation économique multinationale", Statistiques et études financières, 8: 27–58
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
Centre_d'Etudes_Prospectives_et_d'Informations_Internationales
2024 film by Bryce McGuire
marks the first film from the two companies to be released following their merger on January 2, 2024. Night Swim was released in the United States by Universal
Night_Swim
Japanese video game publisher, developer, and distributor founded in 1978
company is known for its historical simulation games based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, as well as simulation games based on pseudo-historical
Koei
and texture mapping onto polygons, a main feature of transportation simulations; Bob Stone of the Advanced Robotics Research Centre at the University
List_of_Equinox_episodes
on the habitability of the surrounding system of planets. Neutron star mergers, and their potential to cause extinction events at interstellar distances
Neutron_stars_in_fiction
American video game developer
received industry specific awards, including being listed on MT2's Top Simulation & Training Companies from 2013 to 2014. GameSim entered into a 3-year
GameSim
Training (25%). Following this merger, Corys has three subsidiaries Corys Inc. in the United States, CORYS India Simulation Systems Pvt Lts in India and
Corys_TESS
American information technology company (1939–2015)
HP acquired Advanced Design System from Pathwave. The ADS suite of RF simulation tools was spun off into Agilent in 1999 along with related T&M business
Hewlett-Packard
Computing company founded in 2014
Quantinuum is a quantum computing company formed by the merger of Cambridge Quantum and Honeywell Quantum Solutions. The company's H-Series trapped-ion
Quantinuum
American computing vendor
in applications that included weather forecasting, air control, radar simulation, and financial trading. Due to repayments and a debt-for-equity swap,
Concurrent Computer Corporation
Concurrent_Computer_Corporation
2001 video game
Australia and Theme Park Manager in Germany) is a construction and management simulation video game. It is the sequel to Theme Park World (1999). Theme Park Inc
Theme_Park_Inc
American multinational computational software company
through the 1988 merger of SDA and ECAD, with Joseph Costello appointed both CEO and president of the newly combined company. After the merger, Cadence began
Cadence_Design_Systems
European EDA Developer APLAC Solutions Oy; Customer Interest Drives Merger of APLAC Simulation Strength with AWR Integrated Design Environment". Press release
AWR_Corporation
Collapsed core of a massive star
passed onto astrophysics researchers who run simulations of binary neutron star mergers. From these simulations, researchers can extract gravitational waveforms
Neutron_star
American video game development company
off to concentrate solely on video game production. The simulation division completed a merger with Multigen Inc. in October 1998 and was acquired by Computer
Paradigm_Entertainment
event nor trace back to the original condition from a set time during the simulation and at the macroscopic level appears insignificant, but at the microscopic
Crackling_noise
Video game middleware
Racer). Following the Havok merger, the Ipion name was phased out, though its influence persists in modern physics simulations through its direct contribution
Havok_(software)
British leisure travel group
"First Choice-TUI merger cleared". BBC News. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2013. "FSX Thomson Airways Boeing 767-300ER". Flyaway Simulation. Retrieved 24
TUI_Travel
Electronic design automation software
technicians to create electronic schematics, and perform mixed-signal simulation and electronic prints for manufacturing printed circuit boards (PCBs)
OrCAD
Postulated future astronomical event
Andromeda galaxies and ran 100,000 simulations based on these variables known as Monte Carlo Simulations. These simulations showed that the chances of a head-on
Andromeda–Milky_Way_collision
Kernelvirtual network devices
network adapters. The Universal TUN/TAP Driver originated in 2000 as a merger of the corresponding drivers in Solaris, Linux and BSD. The driver continues
TUN/TAP
Japanese entertainment holding company
video game, amusement and anime holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Koei and Tecmo. The holding company itself, as well as its subsidiaries
Koei_Tecmo
Museum in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
true mainframe which is rare sight today. ICL was formed in 1968 from the merger of ICT and EEC. It produced the 2900 Series as a successor to the 1900 Series
The National Museum of Computing
The_National_Museum_of_Computing
Astrophysicist and cosmologist
research has involved the computer simulation of galaxy formation and evolution, galaxy mergers, the effects of these mergers on the growth of the supermassive
Tiziana Di Matteo (astrophysicist)
Tiziana_Di_Matteo_(astrophysicist)
American electronic design software company
Electromagnetic Professional) - 3D EM platform that integrates 3D EM simulation and circuit simulation PathWave RF Synthesis (formerly EEsof/Eagleware Genesys) -
PathWave_Design
American simulation software technology company
Corporation is an American simulation software technology company headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Specializing in simulation software, it employs
MSC_Software
Cypriot video game developer
Company and VPE Capital in July 2021. In August, Nexters completed the merger with Kismet Acquisition One, which valued Nexters at $1.9 billion. Shares
GDEV
American aerospace and defense company
Telescope, launched in 2021. The company was formed in 1994 through the merger of Northrop Corporation and Grumman Aerospace. The company's Aeronautics
Northrop_Grumman
American multinational energy corporation
Standard Oil of California and Gulf Oil merged in 1984, which was the largest merger in history at that time. To comply with U.S. antitrust law, California Standard
Chevron_Corporation
Annual award presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
categories in consecutive years (2000 and 2001). Since the merger of strategy and simulation genres into one category in 2008, four different publishers
D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
D.I.C.E._Award_for_Strategy/Simulation_Game_of_the_Year
Chemical element with atomic number 118 (Og)
resulting merger is an excited state—termed a compound nucleus—and thus it is very unstable. To reach a more stable state, the temporary merger may fission
Oganesson
American video game company
X-COM series. Most of their internally developed titles were vehicle simulation and strategy games. In 1993, the company lost most of its UK-based personnel
MicroProse
its graphics chip assets to Real Vision Still active in the computer simulation business Gemini Technology Canada 1984 1990 Bankruptcy; acquired by Seiko
List of graphics chips and card companies
List_of_graphics_chips_and_card_companies
Argentine astrophysicist
for his contributions to numerical relativity and the simulation of binary black hole mergers, work that played a role in the interpretation of the first
Carlos_Lousto
American nuclear technology company
with Fluor owning about 60% of the stock. In May 2022, NuScale completed a merger with the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Spring Valley Acquisition
NuScale_Power
City in Florida, United States
Army Simulation and Training Technology Center, AT&T, Boeing, CAE Systems Flight and Simulation Training, Hewlett-Packard, Institute for Simulation and
Orlando,_Florida
American scientific consulting firm
the Health Hazards of Products: An Overview of the Exponent Bakelite® Simulation Study". New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health
ChemRisk
Defunct video game developer and publisher
the late 1970s and 1980s. The company was founded in 1978 as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, publishing a series of tactical combat
Epyx
Game simulating contact between cultures
face-to-face learning simulation (game), invented by Dr. R. Garry Shirts in 1974, who also invented StarPower, and is published by Simulation Training Systems
BaFa'_BaFa'
installed in the chamber using special fixtures and tooling designed to allow simulation of conditions in flight. Testing began under cold weather conditions (−40 °F
History of Eglin Air Force Base
History_of_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
Brightest cluster galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius
axis), to produce more extended wings. From three-dimensions numerical simulations, this suggests a supersonic origin and a subsonic evolution of the wings
MRC_2011−298
American alternative investment company
management company based in New York City. It was founded in 1985 as a mergers and acquisitions firm by Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, who had
Blackstone_Inc.
Airline of the United States (1926–2010)
Delta Air Lines in 2010. The merger made Delta the largest airline in the world until the American Airlines–US Airways merger in 2013. Northwest was headquartered
Northwest_Airlines
Isolated dwarf galaxy
proximity. However, its distance to Cen A might be too far compared with simulations. Given its current distance of 1.7 Mpc from Cen A, Hedgehog’s travel
Hedgehog_(galaxy)
Galaxy that orbits a larger galaxy due to gravitational attraction
(see missing satellites problem). However, more recent high resolution simulations have demonstrated that the current number of observed satellites pose
Satellite_galaxy
Public university in South Australia
following a merger with amalgamated colleges dating back to the School of Art, also founded at the society. After a failed attempt to agree to a merger in 2018
Adelaide_University
American video game developer
in the year. Terminus, an online multiplayer space trading and combat simulation game, won two Independent Games Festival Awards in 1999. They became known
Blizzard_Albany
Japanese video game company
developer based in Osaka. It was founded in October 2007 as result of a merger between Seeds Inc. and Odd Inc. Capcom alumni Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba
PlatinumGames
American space and aeronautics agency
traffic flow, weather, and routing. Ames' advanced airspace modeling and simulation tools have been used extensively to model the flow of air traffic flow
NASA
American corporation
computers, two of which were used by NASA in the 1960s for real-time simulation during the development of the Apollo Guidance Computer. In 1982, the company
Beckman_Coulter
American audio technology company
amplifiers, distortions, delays and filters Vinyl February 1, 2001 record simulation and lo-fi effect Vocalsynth 2 May 23, 2018 Color and shape vocals to the
IZotope
Primary NATO organization for defence science and technology
NATO Modeling and Simulation Group (NMSG) is the NATOSTO Scientific and Technical Committee in which all NATO Modeling and Simulation (M&S) stakeholders
NATO Science and Technology Organization
NATO_Science_and_Technology_Organization
British video game developer
February 2007, and the second being Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise, a life simulation game, released in September 2008. Rare released Conker: Live & Reloaded
Rare_(company)
Annual international song competition
Contest Simulation with Actual Results Reveals Shifting Patterns of Collusive Voting Alliances". Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. 9 (2)
Eurovision_Song_Contest
Schwind, Cathy (2012-12-01). "Memorial Medical Center Nursing Clinical Simulation Lab". Fort Belvoir, VA. doi:10.21236/ada614052. {{cite journal}}: Cite
List_of_university_hospitals
Interactive world generators
specialized world model, the Waymo World Model, for autonomous driving simulation. Genie has been used for training AI agents in three-dimensional environments
Genie_(world_model)
Type of supernova in binary systems
Chtchelkanova, A. Y.; Rosenberg, R. O. (2003-01-03). "Thermonuclear Supernovae: Simulations of the Deflagration Stage and Their Implications". Science. 299 (5603):
Type_Ia_supernova
Type of material
properties of the heaviest elements (PDF). Dai 2 Kai Hadoron Tataikei no Simulation Symposium, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki, Japan. University of North Texas. Retrieved
Metal
American software company
engineering and software industry. The merger combines Synopsys’ EDA dominance with Ansys’ multiphysics simulation expertise, promising a new era of co-optimized
Synopsys
Theoretical cosmological structure
and (iii) mergers associated with the (hierarchical) formation of a halo may render the spherical-collapse model invalid. Numerical simulations of structure
Dark_matter_halo
Japanese-American astrophysicist
research focuses on the physics of galaxy clusters, utilizing supercomputer simulations to model the formation of cosmic structures and their applications as
Daisuke_Nagai
Former division of Nintendo
Nintendo Entertainment System Shigeru Miyamoto Pilotwings Amateur flight simulation Super Nintendo Entertainment System Shigeru Miyamoto 1991 SimCity City-building
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Nintendo_Entertainment_Analysis_&_Development
1987 aviation accident in Michigan
service with Republic Airlines and was acquired by Northwest Airlines in its merger with Republic in 1986. The aircraft was powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217
Northwest_Airlines_Flight_255
Freeware instant communications app
absorption-type merger agreement with Z Holdings. On March 1, 2021, SoftBank Group affiliate and Yahoo! Japan operator Z Holdings completed a merger with Line
Line_(software)
Type of emission nebula created by dying red giants
Computer simulation of the formation of a planetary nebula from a star with a warped disk, showing the complexity which can result from a small initial
Planetary_nebula
American healthcare facilities company
Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing, and has several advanced nursing simulation training centers. In early 2020, it completed the purchase of a majority
HCA_Healthcare
United States government initiative
computational infrastructure called STELLAR-AI to speed up computer simulations. Argonne National Laboratory is partnering with DOE, Nvidia and Oracle
Genesis_Mission
MERGER SIMULATION
MERGER SIMULATION
Girl/Female
English French
Merchant.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and German
English, Dutch, and German : occupational name for a retail trader, Middle English manger, monger, Middle Dutch manger, menger, Middle High German mangære, mengære (from Late Latin mango ‘salesman’, with the addition of the Germanic agent suffix).Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead in southwestern Norway named as Mángr in Old Norse, perhaps from már ‘sea gull’ + angr ‘fjord’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : possibly a variant of Meager.
Male
Swedish
Swedish variant form of Scandinavian Erik, JERKER means "ever-ruler."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Muriel, MERIEL means "sea-bright."
Female
English
Medieval form of English Margaret, MARGERY means "pearl."
Male
French
Short form of Norman French Amauger, MAUGER means "work-spear."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mellor. Compare Mealor, Mealer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English martre, marter ‘marten’ (Old French martre).Dutch : possibly from marter ‘marten’.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Bergr, BIRGER means "rescuer, saver."
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Gregorios, GREGER means "watchful; vigilant."
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Margarites, MARGED means "pearl."
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : nickname for a thin person, from Old French maigre ‘thin’, ‘slender’ (Latin macer ‘delicate’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary (see Mark 2). It is notable that early examples of the surname tend to occur near borders, for example on the Kent-Sussex boundary.English : possibly an occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle English mark(en) ‘to put a mark on’, although it is not clear what the exact nature of the work of such a ‘marker’ would be.English : relatively late development of Mercer. There is one family in Clitheroe, Lancashire, who spelled their name Mercer or Marcer in the 16th century, but Marker in the 17th.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish marker ‘servant’.German : status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.Danish : from a short form of the Germanic personal name Markward.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Mellor. Compare Mealor, Meeler.
Male
German
Short form of German Amalger, MALGER means "work-spear."Â
Surname or Lastname
English and Catalan
English and Catalan : occupational name for a trader, from Old French mercier, Late Latin mercarius (an agent derivative of merx, genitive mercis, ‘merchandise’). In Middle English the term was applied particularly to someone who dealt in textiles, especially the more costly and luxurious fabrics such as silks, satin, and velvet.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (midlands)
Irish (midlands) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meachair (see Maher).English and Irish (of Norman origin) : variant spelling of Meager.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name BERKER means "solid man."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : occupational name for a trader, from Old French mercier (see Mercer).
MERGER SIMULATION
MERGER SIMULATION
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Best
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Keeper of Horses
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Knight's Attendant; Follower; Land Holder
Boy/Male
French
Named for Saint Denys.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English American
Name of a king.
Male
Japanese
(大蛇) Japanese name OROCHI means "big snake." In mythology, this is the name of an eight-forked serpent who demanded virgin sacrifices. He was killed by the god-hero Susanoo.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Slavic
God has been Gracious; The Grace or Mercy of the Lord
Boy/Male
Hindu
God
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Australian, French, Hebrew, Muslim, Swahili
Flower; Beauty; Star
Girl/Female
Hindu
Enabling to crossover
MERGER SIMULATION
MERGER SIMULATION
MERGER SIMULATION
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MERGER SIMULATION
n.
To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.
v. i.
To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge from poverty or obscurity.
n.
See Leger, n., 2.
n.
A garden or orchard.
n.
One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends.
a.
Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger doings.
n.
The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.
a.
Alt. of Meagre
n.
One who, or that which, merges.
n.
One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also megalerg.
n.
To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.
n.
Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger, with haste and secrecy.
n.
The meagre.
n.
An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a greater.
n.
A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region; -- called also Kabyles. Also, the language spoken by this people.
imp. & p. p.
of Merge
v. t.
Alt. of Meagre
n.
The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.
imp. & p. p.
of Emerge
n.
One who carries a verge, or emblem of office.