Definition of baston Baston

/bæˈstʌn/ - [bastun] -

We found 8 definitions of baston from 4 different sources.

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What does baston mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • baston (Noun)
    A staff or cudgel.
  • baston (Noun)
    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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary πŸ“˜

  • baston (n.)
    A staff or cudgel.
  • baston (n.)
    See Baton.
  • baston (n.)
    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.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β›΅

  • baston
    A club used of old by authority. (See BATOON.)
  • baston
    A staff, truncheon, or badge of military honour for field-marshals. A term in heraldry. Also, batoons of St. Paul, the fossil spines of echini, found in Malta and elsewhere.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer πŸ’₯

  • baston
    A staff or cudgel formerly used in tournaments. In heraldry, a staff or cudgel generally borne as a mark of bastardy, and properly containing one-eighth in breadth of the bend-sinister.

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