Baston
Bas´ton
(băs´tŭn)| n. | 1. | |
| 1. | A staff or cudgel. | |
| 2. | (Her.) See Baton. | |
| 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. |
baston
baston, baton, batoon
Baston
BASTON. An old French word, which signifies a staff, or club, In some old English statutes the servants or officers of the wardens of the Fleet are so called, because they attended the king's courts with a red staff. Vide Tipstaff.
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