Ban″is‐ter (�), n. [A corruption of baluster.] A baluster; (pl.) the balustrade of a staircase.
He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters.Sir W. Scott.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.