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.
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-Bookβ΅
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 Gazetteerπ₯
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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