Definitions for 'ban':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word ban. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /bæn/
US: /bæn/
Definition 1
Prohibition.
Definition 2
A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.
Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice.
Definition 3
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.
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.
Definition 4
A curse or anathema.
Definition 5
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.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /bæn/
US: /bæn/
Definition 1
To summon; to call out.
Definition 2
To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
Definition 3
To curse; to execrate.
Definition 4
To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.
Bare feet are banned in this establishment.
Definition 5
To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /bæn/
US: /bæn/
Definition 1
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu.
Definition 2
A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Moldovan leu.
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /bæn/
US: /bæn/
Definition 1
A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit.
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /bæn/
US: /bæn/
Definition 1
A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: disallow, forbid, prohibit
Synonyms: dit, hartley
Custom definitions for ban:
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Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /bbb/
US: /bbbb/
Definition
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: disallow, forbid, prohibit
Antonyms:
Examples
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.
