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▪ I. † baˈlister1, -ester Obs. [a. OF. balestier:—L. ballistārius, late L. balestārius arbalester; cf. ballistier.] An arbalester, a crossbow-man.
1489Caxton Faytes of A. i. xxiii. 71 Gonners, balesters, and archers. 1613T. Godwin Rom. Antiq. (1658) 263 Near unto which standeth the cunning balister. ▪ II. † baˈlister2 Obs. rare—1. [a. OF. balestre:—L. ballistra (late L. balestra arbalest), variant of ballista.] An arbalest, a crossbow.
1697Blount Anc. Tenures 92 (T.) Thread, to make a false string for the king's balister or crossbow. |