What does the prefix, rhabdo mean?
rod; thus, rhabdomancy, divination by means of a wand.

[Speaking of which, has anyone heard a word from rodward?]

Is this related to
Rhadamanthine: Strictly and uncompromisingly just. ETYMOLOGY: From Rhadamanthus.
Rhadamanthus: (Greek Mythology) A son of Zeus and Europa who, in reward for his exemplary sense of justice, was made a judge of the underworld after his death.

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