The one who touches the Staff of Righteousness shall take up the noble cause, accept the sacred mantle of Ruler of Forest Nymphs and Wood Sprites, and fight for truth and justice throughout the land to the end of their natural days.
n. [ OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See Spirit, and cf. Sprightly. ] 1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See Spright. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Zool.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves), Syn. red sprites