ban

B2
Pronunciation
/bæn/
/bæn/
Noun
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Prohibition.

2 Definition

A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.

Example Sentences
  • Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice.
3 Definition

The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word.

Example Sentences
  • France was at such a Pinch..that they call'd their Ban and Arriere Ban, the assembling whereof had been long discussed, and in a manner antiquated.
4 Definition

A curse or anathema.

5 Definition

A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban, such as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.

6 Definition

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu.

7 Definition

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu.

8 Definition

A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.

9 Definition

A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.

Verb
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

To summon; to call out.

2 Definition

To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.

3 Definition

To curse; to execrate.

4 Definition

To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

Example Sentences
  • Bare feet are banned in this establishment.
5 Definition

To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.