Baton

Inglese

a diminutive of the bend-sinister, coupoed at each end. It is the sign of illegitimacy

E003 - Elements of heraldry, di William H. Whitmore - edito a New York nel 1866

A figure represented by the half of the cottise, extending in that direction across the field. When failing at the ends, it is called peri; and when in this form it has a sinister direction, it is a mark of illegitimacy

E008 - Heraldry, english and foreign di William H. Whitmore - edito a New York nel 1896