A baton; a club; a servant of a warden of the Fleet.
Definition of Baston
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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
A baton; a club; a servant of a warden of the Fleet.
In old English law, a baton, club or staff. A term applied to officers of the wardens of the prison called the "Fleet," because of the staff carried by them. Coweli; Spelman; Termes de la Ley.