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baston

noun
/ˈbæstən/

Etymology

From the French and English surname, from Old French bastun (“stick”).

  1. derived from baston
  2. inherited from baston

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of baton.

  2. A staff or cudgel.

    • Thoſe Chriſtian Captiues, which you keepe as ſlaues, […] when they chance to reſt or breath a ſpace, Are puniſht with Baſtones so grieuouſly, That they lie panting on the Gallies ſide.
    • [fight] performed by bastons, clubs and coulstaves

  3. An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in attendance upon the king's court…

    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.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A surname from Old French.

    2. A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref…

      A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1114).

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