banister
noun /ˈbænɪstə(r)/
/ˈbænɪstər/
(also bannister)
(British English also banisters [plural])
- enlarge imagethe posts and rail that you can hold for support when going up or down stairs
- to hold on to the banister/banisters
- The kids were sliding down the banisters.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBanister is used before these nouns:- rail
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from earlier barrister, alteration of baluster.