English Explanatory Dictionary

baston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete form of baton.
  2. A staff or cudgel.
  3. An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court to take into custody persons committed by the court.
name
  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1114).

Pronunciation

/ˈbæstən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baston.wav

Word forms

baston bastons

Etymology

From Middle English baston, from Old French baston. Doublet of baton.

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