Banister

Alternative forms

 * bannister

Etymology
Corruption of baluster

Noun

 * 1) The handrail on the side of a staircase.
 * 2) One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

Thesaurus
Samson post, baluster, balustrade, base, caryatid, colonnade, column, dado, die, doorjamb, doorpost, footstalk, gatepost, hitching post, jack, jamb, king post, milepost, mullion, newel-post, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, plinth, pole, post, queen-post, rail, shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, stem, stile, subbase, surbase, trunk, upright