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Baton , n. [F. bâton. See Baston.]
- A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.1913 Webster
He held the baton of command.
Prescott.1913 Webster - (Her.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also bastard bar. See Bend sinister.1913 Webster
- A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.