banister banishment • Baniva · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · banister · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling. Synonyms: bannister, balustrade, balusters, handrail. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bannister · · Synonym 1 balustrade · · Synonym 2 balusters · · Synonym 3 handrail · · Synonym 4 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074