bannus.
proclamation, edict; ban; penalty; marriage banns (pl.);
Meaning & usage
ban, prohibition banishment, outlawry
ban, prohibition written statement of a ban or of a judicial sentence
ban, prohibition decree, public regulation
ban, prohibition excommunication or interdict
punishment for contravening a regulation, especially a fine (e.g. “the king’s ban”)
punishment for contravening a regulation, especially a fine (e.g. “the king’s ban”) confiscation
jurisdiction, right legal authority, specifically or in general; a right or legal privilege
jurisdiction, right an institution with such authority, a public authority
jurisdiction, right area in which such authority is recognized
jurisdiction, right a tax or tribute pertaining to such a right
jurisdiction, right monopoly or object governed by such
summons, official citation
official proclamation of peace
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from a Germanic language, from Frankish *bannan (“to summon, proclaim”). First attested in Gregory of Tours, 578 CE, meaning “prohibition”; current from late 8th century on.
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