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ban⋅is⋅ter

  [ban-uh-ster]
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–noun
1. a baluster.
2. Sometimes, banisters. the balustrade of a staircase.
Also, bannister.

Origin:
1660–70; appar. by dissimilation from earlier barrister, alter. of baluster, perh. by assoc. with bar 1
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ban·is·ter also ban·nis·ter   (bān'ĭ-stər)   
n.  

    1. A handrail, especially on a staircase.

    2. Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.

  2. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.


[Variant of baluster.]
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Word Origin & History

banister 
1667, unexplained corruption of baluster. As late as 1830 condemned as "vulgar," it is now accepted.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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