name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
baston
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbæstən/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -æstən
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 S T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1114).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Obsolete form of baton.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
Meaning 4
A staff or cudgel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From the French and English surname, from Old French bastun (“stick”).
From Middle English baston, from Old French baston. Doublet of baton.