/ Dictionary / Index B bâton de commandement: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bâ•ton de com•man•de•ment Pronunciation: (Fr. bä-tôn du kô-män-du-män'), [key] an Upper Paleolithic instrument possibly used as a shaft straightener, often made from the main beam of an antler and having one or more perforations through which a shaft could pass. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. baton Baton Rouge Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language