Bastonade
/ˌbæs.təˈnɑːd/noun
A beating administered with a stick or club, especially as a punishment or form of torture.
Did you know?Bastonade belongs to the same historical family as “baton,” both descending through Romance languages from Latin words for a staff or stick.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
bastum
“A stick, staff, or cudgel”
Medieval Latin
Latin
bastōnāre
“To beat or strike with a stick”
Medieval period
Italian
bastonata
“A beating with a stick”
16th Century
French
bastonade
“A beating with a stick”
17th Century
English
bastonade
“A punishment or torture involving blows to the feet or body”
Modern English
English
bastonade
“A beating with a stick, now chiefly historical or literary”