ba·ton 
(bə-tŏn, bă-, bătn)
(bə-tŏn, bă-, bătn)n.
1. Music A slender wooden stick or rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra, band, or other musical group.
2. A hollow metal rod with a heavy rubber tip or tips that is wielded and twirled by a drum major or drum majorette.
3. A short staff carried by certain public officials as a symbol of office.
4. Sports The hollow cylinder that is carried by each member of a relay team in a running race and passed to the next team member.
5. A short stick carried by police; a billy club.
6. Heraldry A shortened narrow bend, often signifying bastardy.
[French bâton, from Old French baston, stick, from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōn-.]
baton- Philip Henry
- Philip II
- Philip II
- Philip IV
- Philip John
- Philip John
- Philip Milton
- Philip Morin
- Philipp
- Philippe de
- Philippe de
- Philippe de
- Philippi
- Philippian
- Philippians
- Philippic
- Philippine
- Philippine mahogany
- Philippines
- Philippine Sea
- Philipp Schwarzerd.
- Philip Showalter
- "Philip the Fair."
- Philip V
- Philip VI