Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baton sinister

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: ba-ton sin-is-ter
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of bend sinister, in which a narrow strip extends from the lower left to the upper right of the shield in a coat of arms but does not extend to the edges of the shield

Inflected Forms

batons sinister (plural)

Questions

What does baton sinister mean?: A kind of bend sinister, in which a narrow strip extends from the lower left to the upper right of the shield in a coat of arms but does not extend to the edges of the shield

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