Ash'taroth, a general name for all Syrian goddesses. (See ASTORETH.)
[
They
] had general names
Of Baälim and Ashtaroth: those male,
These feminine.
Milton, Paradise Lost, i. 422 (1665).
Ash'ton (Sir William), the lord keeper of Scotland, and father of Lucy Ashton.
Lady Eleanor Ashton, wife of sir William.
Colonel Sholto Douglas Ashton, eldest son of sir William.