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newel

new·el [ n əl ] (plural new·els)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. post for handrail: a post supporting the handrail of a staircase at the top or bottom or on a landing

2. support for staircase: a vertical pillar to which the steps of a spiral staircase are attached

[14th century. Via French novel "knob" < assumed Vulgar Latin nodellus "little knot"]
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