English Explanatory Dictionary

bannister

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of banister.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker of baskets.
  2. A placename:
  3. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. An unincorporated community in Elba Township, Gratiot County, Michigan, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri, United States.

Word forms

bannister bannisters

Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from the archaic noun banaste (“basket, wickerwork”); see banne (“wicker basket”). Not related to banister.

Derived words

Bannister Green
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